Death Cap vs Large-eared Pied Bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Chalinolobus dwyeri

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Large-eared Pied Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Chalinolobus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Chalinolobus dwyeri

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Large-eared Pied Bat
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 Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.