False Death-Cap vs Potto

Amanita citrina compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Potto
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)	Lorisidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Perodicticus
Species	Amanita citrina	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Potto
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).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.