False Death-Cap vs Chevrotain de Balbac

Amanita citrina compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Chevrotain de Balbac is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Chevrotain de Balbac
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tragulidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tragulus
Species	Amanita citrina	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Chevrotain de Balbac
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).

Chevrotain de Balbac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.