Death Cap vs Philippine mouse-deer

Amanita phalloides compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tragulidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tragulus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Philippine mouse-deer
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).

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.