Death Cap vs Ebony Akodont

Amanita phalloides compared with Thaptomys nigrita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Ebony Akodont
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Thaptomys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Thaptomys nigrita

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Ebony Akodont
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).

Ebony Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.