Death Cap vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Lesser Ghost 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)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Diclidurus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Lesser Ghost 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).

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.