Death Cap vs Himalayan Rat

Amanita phalloides compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Himalayan Rat
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)	Rattus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Himalayan Rat
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 Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.