Death Cap vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Amanita phalloides compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Microcebus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
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).

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.