False Death-Cap vs Warted Amanita

Amanita citrina compared with Amanita strobiliformis

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Warted Amanita is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Warted Amanita
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 citrina	Amanita strobiliformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Warted Amanita

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Warted Amanita
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).

Warted Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States