Death Cap vs Potto

Amanita phalloides compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lorisidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Perodicticus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Potto
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).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.