Death Cap vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Amanita phalloides compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Northern Hopping Mouse
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)	Notomys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Notomys aquilo

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Northern Hopping Mouse
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).

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.