False Death-Cap vs Preuss s Red Colobus

Amanita citrina compared with Piliocolobus preussi

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Preuss s Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Preuss s Red Colobus
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)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Piliocolobus
Species	Amanita citrina	Piliocolobus preussi

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Preuss s Red Colobus
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).

Preuss s Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.