Death Cap vs Mentawai Langur

Amanita phalloides compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Presbytis
Species	Amanita phalloides	Presbytis potenziani

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mentawai Langur
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).

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.