Death Cap vs Flower-faced Bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Flower-faced 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)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Anthops
Species	Amanita phalloides	Anthops ornatus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Flower-faced 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).

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.