Death Cap vs Malagasy civet

Amanita phalloides compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Eupleridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Fossa
Species	Amanita phalloides	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Malagasy civet
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).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.