Death Cap vs Mexican cottontail

Amanita phalloides compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Sylvilagus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mexican cottontail
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).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.