Death Cap vs Dice s Cottontail

Amanita phalloides compared with Sylvilagus dicei

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Dice s Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Sylvilagus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Sylvilagus dicei

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Dice s Cottontail
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).

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.