Death Cap vs Indian Pangolin

Amanita phalloides compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Manidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Manis
Species	Amanita phalloides	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Indian Pangolin
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).

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.