Death Cap vs Peale s Dolphin

Amanita phalloides compared with Lagenorhynchus australis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Peale s Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Lagenorhynchus australis

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Peale s Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Peale s Dolphin
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).

Peale s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.