Death Cap vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Amanita phalloides compared with Tupaia longipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tupaia
Species	Amanita phalloides	Tupaia longipes

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Long-footed Treeshrew
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).

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.