Death Cap vs Fat Sand Rat

Amanita phalloides compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Fat Sand 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)	Psammomys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Fat Sand 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).

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.