Death Cap vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Amanita phalloides compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pseudantechinus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.