vs False Death-Cap

Amanita magnivolvata compared with Amanita citrina

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while False Death-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		False Death-Cap
Kingdom same	Fungi (फफूंद)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus same	Amanita (Amanitas)	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Amanita magnivolvata	Amanita citrina

Evolutionary Relationship

and False Death-Cap share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amanita. (Amanitas)

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		False Death-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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).

Amanita magnivolvata is an ectomycorrhizal mushroom in the family Amanitaceae, notable for its particularly large, prominent volva (the cup-like structure at the stipe base) from which its name derives. It forms mycorrhizal symbioses with tree species in warm-temperate and subtropical forests of Asia and Africa. Its ecology and distribution across its range are not yet fully characterized.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden