Death Cap vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Amanita phalloides compared with Apodemus latronum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Large-eared Field Mouse
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)	Apodemus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Apodemus latronum

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Large-eared Field Mouse
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).

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.