Death Cap vs Orange Nectar Bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Lonchophylla robusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Orange Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lonchophylla
Species	Amanita phalloides	Lonchophylla robusta

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Orange Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Orange Nectar Bat
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).

Orange Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.