Death Cap vs Lesser Cachalot

Amanita phalloides compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Kogiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Kogia
Species	Amanita phalloides	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Lesser Cachalot
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).

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden