Death Cap vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Amanita phalloides compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Didelphidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tlacuatzin
Species	Amanita phalloides	Tlacuatzin canescens

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Gray Mouse Opossum
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).

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.