Death Cap vs Mountain Anoa

Amanita phalloides compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Bubalus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mountain Anoa
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).

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.