Death Cap vs Greater Ghost Bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Diclidurus ingens

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Greater Ghost 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)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Diclidurus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Diclidurus ingens

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Greater Ghost 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).

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.