Death Cap vs Gobi Big Brown Bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Eptesicus gobiensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Death Cap Gobi Big Brown 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) Vespertilionidae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Eptesicus
Species Amanita phalloides Eptesicus gobiensis

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Death Cap Gobi Big Brown 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).

Gobi Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Death Cap

No description available.

Gobi Big Brown Bat

No description available.

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