False Death-Cap vs Guinea pig

Amanita citrina compared with Cavia porcellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Guinea pig
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Caviidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cavia
Species	Amanita citrina	Cavia porcellus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Guinea pig
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).

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway