Death Cap vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Amanita phalloides compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Herpestidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Crossarchus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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).

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.