Death Cap vs Desmarest's hutia

Amanita phalloides compared with Capromys pilorides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Desmarest's hutia
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)	Capromyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Capromys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Capromys pilorides

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest's hutia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Desmarest's hutia
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).

Desmarest's hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.