Death Cap vs Iberian Mole

Amanita phalloides compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Talpidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Talpa
Species	Amanita phalloides	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Iberian Mole
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).

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.