Death Cap vs Mayor s Mouse

Amanita phalloides compared with Mus mayori

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Mayor s Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mayor s 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)	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Amanita phalloides	Mus mayori

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mayor s Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mayor s 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).

Mayor s Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.