Death Cap vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Amanita phalloides compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amanita phalloides	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.