Death Cap vs Mongolian Vole

Amanita phalloides compared with Microtus mongolicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mongolian Vole
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)	Microtus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mongolian Vole
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 Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.