Death Cap vs mountain gorilla

Amanita phalloides compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	mountain gorilla
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)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Amanita phalloides	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	mountain gorilla
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 gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.