Death Cap vs Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Platyrrhinus aurarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Eldorado Broad-nosed 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)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Platyrrhinus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Platyrrhinus aurarius

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Eldorado Broad-nosed 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).

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.