Death Cap vs Lang's Red Colobus

Amanita phalloides compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Piliocolobus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Lang's Red Colobus
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).

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.