Death Cap vs Grevy's zebra

Amanita phalloides compared with Equus grevyi

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Grevy's zebra is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Grevy's zebra
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Amanita phalloides	Equus grevyi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Grevy's zebra

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Grevy's zebra
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).

Grevy's zebra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.