Death Cap vs Franciscana

Amanita phalloides compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Franciscana
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pontoporia
Species	Amanita phalloides	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Franciscana
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).

Franciscana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.