Death Cap vs Euphrates Jerboa

Amanita phalloides compared with Scarturus euphratica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Euphrates Jerboa
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Scarturus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Scarturus euphratica

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Euphrates Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Euphrates Jerboa
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).

Euphrates Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.