Death Cap vs Mandarin Vole

Amanita phalloides compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mandarin 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)	Lasiopodomys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mandarin 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).

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.