Death Cap vs Lowland Tapir

Amanita phalloides compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tapiridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tapirus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Lowland Tapir
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).

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.