False Death-Cap vs Pied Tamarin

Amanita citrina compared with Saguinus bicolor

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Pied Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Pied Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Callitrichidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Saguinus
Species	Amanita citrina	Saguinus bicolor

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Pied Tamarin
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).

Pied Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.