Death Cap vs Large Luzon Carpomys

Amanita phalloides compared with Carpomys melanurus

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Large Luzon Carpomys is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Large Luzon Carpomys
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)	Carpomys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Carpomys melanurus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Large Luzon Carpomys

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Large Luzon Carpomys
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 Luzon Carpomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.