Death Cap vs Large-scaled Amidella

Amanita phalloides compared with Amanita lepiotoides

Key Differences

  • Death Cap is Least Concern while Large-scaled Amidella is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Death Cap Large-scaled Amidella
Kingdom same Fungi (nấm) Fungi (nấm)
Phylum same Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same Agaricaceae (Agarics) Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus same Amanita (Amanitas) Amanita (Amanitas)
Species Amanita phalloides Amanita lepiotoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Death Cap and Large-scaled Amidella share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amanita. (Amanitas)

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Large-scaled Amidella

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Death Cap Large-scaled Amidella
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).

Large-scaled Amidella

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Death Cap

No description available.

Large-scaled Amidella

No description available.

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