Death Cap vs Hog badger

Amanita phalloides compared with Arctonyx collaris

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Hog badger is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Hog badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Arctonyx
Species	Amanita phalloides	Arctonyx collaris

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Hog badger
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).

Hog badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.