Death Cap vs Lofty Pericote

Amanita phalloides compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Lofty Pericote
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)	Auliscomys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Lofty Pericote
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).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.