Death Cap vs Mountain Gazelle

Amanita phalloides compared with Gazella gazella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mountain Gazelle
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)	Gazella
Species	Amanita phalloides	Gazella gazella

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mountain Gazelle
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 Gazelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.