Death Cap vs Monk Saki

Amanita phalloides compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Monk Saki
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)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pithecia
Species	Amanita phalloides	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Monk Saki
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).

Monk Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.