Death Cap vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Amanita phalloides compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Desert Pocket Gopher
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)	Geomyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Geomys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Desert Pocket Gopher
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 Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.