Death Cap vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Amanita phalloides compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Palawan Fruit 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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Acerodon
Species	Amanita phalloides	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Palawan Fruit 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).

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.