Death Cap vs Gabon Talapoin

Amanita phalloides compared with Miopithecus ogouensis

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Gabon Talapoin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Miopithecus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Miopithecus ogouensis

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Gabon Talapoin
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).

Gabon Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.