False Death-Cap vs Boto

Amanita citrina compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Boto is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Boto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Sotalia
Species	Amanita citrina	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Boto

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Boto
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).

Boto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.