False Death-Cap vs Grisette

Amanita citrina compared with Amanita vaginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Grisette
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order same	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family same	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus same	Amanita (Amanitas)	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Amanita citrina	Amanita vaginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Grisette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Grisette
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).

Grisette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States