False Death-Cap vs Midday Jird

Amanita citrina compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Meriones
Species	Amanita citrina	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.