Death Cap vs Mountain Coati

Amanita phalloides compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Nasua
Species	Amanita phalloides	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mountain Coati
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 Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.