Death Cap vs Eld's Deer

Amanita phalloides compared with Rucervus eldii

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Eld's Deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Eld's Deer
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)	Rucervus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Rucervus eldii

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Eld's Deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Eld's Deer
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).

Eld's Deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.