Death Cap vs Goldman's pocket mouse

Amanita phalloides compared with Chaetodipus goldmani

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Goldman's pocket mouse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Goldman's pocket mouse
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)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Chaetodipus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Chaetodipus goldmani

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Goldman's pocket mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Goldman's pocket mouse
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).

Goldman's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.