Death Cap vs Dormer's Pipistrelle

Amanita phalloides compared with Scotozous dormeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Dormer's Pipistrelle
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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Scotozous
Species	Amanita phalloides	Scotozous dormeri

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Dormer's Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Dormer's Pipistrelle
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).

Dormer's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.