Death Cap vs Ogilby's Duiker

Amanita phalloides compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Ogilby's Duiker
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)	Cephalophus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Ogilby's Duiker
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).

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.