Death Cap vs Marbled cat

Amanita phalloides compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Marbled cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Marbled cat
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)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pardofelis
Species	Amanita phalloides	Pardofelis marmorata

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Marbled cat
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).

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.