Death Cap vs Desert Dormouse

Amanita phalloides compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Gliridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Selevinia
Species	Amanita phalloides	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Desert Dormouse
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).

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.