Death Cap vs Mountain Goat

Amanita phalloides compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mountain Goat
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)	Oreamnos
Species	Amanita phalloides	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mountain Goat
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 Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.