Death Cap vs Northern Hog-badger

Amanita phalloides compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Northern Hog-badger
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)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Arctonyx
Species	Amanita phalloides	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Northern Hog-badger
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).

Northern Hog-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.