Death Cap vs Paucident planigale

Amanita phalloides compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Paucident planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Planigale
Species	Amanita phalloides	Planigale gilesi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Paucident planigale
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).

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.