Death Cap vs Roussette Des Îles Kosrae

Amanita phalloides compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Roussette Des Îles Kosrae is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Roussette Des Îles Kosrae
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amanita phalloides	Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Roussette Des Îles Kosrae

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Roussette Des Îles Kosrae
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).

Roussette Des Îles Kosrae

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.