Death Cap vs Iberian Shrew

Amanita phalloides compared with Sorex granarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Iberian Shrew
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)	Soricidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Sorex
Species	Amanita phalloides	Sorex granarius

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Iberian Shrew
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 Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.