Death Cap vs Mongolian Hamster

Amanita phalloides compared with Allocricetulus curtatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mongolian Hamster
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)	Allocricetulus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Allocricetulus curtatus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mongolian Hamster
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).

Mongolian Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.