False Death-Cap vs Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Amanita citrina compared with Echinops foliosus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tenrecidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Echinops
Species	Amanita citrina	Echinops foliosus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
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).

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.