Death Cap vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Amanita phalloides compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ictidomys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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 Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.