Death Cap vs Honey possum

Amanita phalloides compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Honey possum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tarsipes
Species	Amanita phalloides	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Honey possum
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).

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.