Death Cap vs Jaguarundi

Amanita phalloides compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Jaguarundi
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)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Amanita phalloides	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Jaguarundi
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).

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.