Death Cap vs Olinguito

Amanita phalloides compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Olinguito
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)	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Bassaricyon
Species	Amanita phalloides	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Olinguito
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).

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.