Death Cap vs Madagascan fruit bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Madagascan fruit 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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Eidolon
Species	Amanita phalloides	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Madagascan fruit 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).

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.