Death Cap vs Himalayan Marmot

Amanita phalloides compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Himalayan Marmot
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Marmota
Species	Amanita phalloides	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Himalayan Marmot
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 Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.