Death Cap vs Golden palm civit

Amanita phalloides compared with Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Golden palm civit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Viverridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Paradoxurus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Golden palm civit
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).

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.