Bird's Eye vs Death Cap

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Amanita phalloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Death Cap
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Sapindaceae Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus Alectryon Amanita (Amanitas)
Species Alectryon subcinereus Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Death Cap
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Death Cap

No description available.

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