Death Cap vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Rhinolophus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Rhinolophus deckenii

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.