Death Cap vs False Water Rat

Amanita phalloides compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	False Water Rat
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Xeromys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	False Water Rat
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).

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.