False Death-Cap vs Peruvian Laucha

Amanita citrina compared with Calomys sorellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Peruvian Laucha
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cricetidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Calomys
Species	Amanita citrina	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Peruvian Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Death-Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.