Death Cap vs Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Molossus fentoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Death Cap Fenton's Mastiff 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) Molossidae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Molossus
Species Amanita phalloides Molossus fentoni

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Death Cap Fenton's Mastiff 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).

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Death Cap

No description available.

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

No description available.

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