Death Cap vs Peking Myotis

Amanita phalloides compared with Myotis pequinius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Peking Myotis
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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Myotis
Species	Amanita phalloides	Myotis pequinius

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Peking Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Peking Myotis
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).

Peking Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.