Death Cap vs Gambian Mongoose

Amanita phalloides compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Gambian Mongoose
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)	Mungos
Species	Amanita phalloides	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Gambian Mongoose
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).

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.