Death Cap vs Madras Treeshrew

Amanita phalloides compared with Anathana ellioti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Madras 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)	Anathana
Species	Amanita phalloides	Anathana ellioti

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Madras 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).

Madras Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.