Death Cap vs Kouprey

Amanita phalloides compared with Bos sauveli

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Kouprey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Kouprey
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)	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Amanita phalloides	Bos sauveli

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Kouprey
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).

Kouprey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.