Chestnut-headed Crake vs Death Cap

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Amanita phalloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Death Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Rallidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Anurolimnas	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Death Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-headed Crake

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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).

Chestnut-headed Crake

The Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species in the genus Anurolimnas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.