Death Cap vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Amanita phalloides compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Ord's kangaroo 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)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dipodomys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Ord's kangaroo 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).

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.