Death Cap vs Mentawai Squirrel

Amanita phalloides compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Callosciurus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mentawai Squirrel
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 Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.