Death Cap vs Desert Rat-kangaroo

Amanita phalloides compared with Caloprymnus campestris

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Desert Rat-kangaroo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Potoroidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Caloprymnus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Caloprymnus campestris

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Desert Rat-kangaroo
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 Rat-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.