Australian baobab vs Death Cap

Adansonia gregorii compared with Amanita phalloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian baobab	Death Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Malvaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Adansonia	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Adansonia gregorii	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian baobab	Death Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian baobab

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Death Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Australian baobab

The Australian baobab (Adansonia gregorii) is a species in the genus Adansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.