False Death-Cap vs Malagasy civet

Amanita citrina compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Eupleridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Fossa
Species	Amanita citrina	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Malagasy civet
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).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.