Death Cap vs Large-eared Hutia

Amanita phalloides compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Capromyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Mesocapromys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Large-eared Hutia
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).

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.