Death Cap vs Malaysian Weasel

Amanita phalloides compared with Mustela nudipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Malaysian Weasel
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)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Mustela
Species	Amanita phalloides	Mustela nudipes

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Malaysian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Malaysian Weasel
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).

Malaysian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.