Death Cap vs Guemal

Amanita phalloides compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Guemal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hippocamelus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Guemal
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).

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.