Death Cap vs Mountain Water Rat

Amanita phalloides compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mountain Water Rat
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)	Baiyankamys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mountain Water Rat
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).

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.