Death Cap vs Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Amanita phalloides compared with Gerbillus gerbillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
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)	Gerbillus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Gerbillus gerbillus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
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).

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.