Death Cap vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Amanita phalloides compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Amblysomus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Marley’s Golden Mole
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).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.