Death Cap vs Hamlyn s Monkey

Amanita phalloides compared with Cercopithecus hamlyni

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Hamlyn s Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Hamlyn s Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cercopithecus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Cercopithecus hamlyni

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Hamlyn s Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Hamlyn s Monkey
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).

Hamlyn s Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.