False Death-Cap vs Dauphin De Peale

Amanita citrina compared with Lagenorhynchus australis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Dauphin De Peale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Amanita citrina	Lagenorhynchus australis

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Dauphin De Peale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Dauphin De Peale
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).

Dauphin De Peale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.