Death Cap vs Mouse-tailed dormouse

Amanita phalloides compared with Myomimus roachi

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Mouse-tailed dormouse
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)	Gliridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Myomimus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Myomimus roachi

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Mouse-tailed dormouse
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).

Mouse-tailed dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.