Death Cap vs Natal Red Rock Hare

Amanita phalloides compared with Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Natal Red Rock Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pronolagus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Natal Red Rock Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Natal Red Rock Hare
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).

Natal Red Rock Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.