Death Cap vs Eastern Mole

Amanita phalloides compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Talpidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Scalopus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Eastern Mole
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).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.