Death Cap vs Guam Flying Fox

Amanita phalloides compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Guam 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 tokudae

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Guam 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).

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.