False Death-Cap vs Plateau Pika

Amanita citrina compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ochotonidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ochotona
Species	Amanita citrina	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Plateau Pika
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).

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.