Death Cap vs Himalayan Field Mouse

Amanita phalloides compared with Apodemus pallipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Himalayan Field 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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Apodemus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Apodemus pallipes

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Himalayan Field 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).

Himalayan Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.