Death Cap vs Dwarf Brocket

Amanita phalloides compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Mazama
Species	Amanita phalloides	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Dwarf Brocket
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).

Dwarf Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.