Death Cap vs Jentink's Duiker

Amanita phalloides compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cephalophus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Jentink's Duiker
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).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.