Death Cap vs Midday Jird

Amanita phalloides compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Midday Jird
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)	Meriones
Species	Amanita phalloides	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.