Death Cap vs Planigale De Giles

Amanita phalloides compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Death Cap Planigale De Giles
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Dasyuridae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Planigale
Species Amanita phalloides Planigale gilesi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Planigale De Giles

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Death Cap Planigale De Giles
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).

Planigale De Giles

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Death Cap

No description available.

Planigale De Giles

No description available.

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