Death Cap vs Malayan civet

Amanita phalloides compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Malayan 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)	Viverridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Viverra
Species	Amanita phalloides	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Malayan 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).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.