Death Cap vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Amanita phalloides compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Kashmir Mountain Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Alticola
Species	Amanita phalloides	Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Kashmir Mountain Vole
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).

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.