Death Cap vs Endo's Pipistrelle

Amanita phalloides compared with Pipistrellus endoi

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Endo's Pipistrelle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Endo'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)	Pipistrellus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Pipistrellus endoi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Endo's Pipistrelle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Endo'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).

Endo's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.