False Death-Cap vs Heath Pseudomys

Amanita citrina compared with Pseudomys shortridgei

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Heath Pseudomys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Heath Pseudomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pseudomys
Species	Amanita citrina	Pseudomys shortridgei

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Heath Pseudomys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Heath Pseudomys
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).

Heath Pseudomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.