Death Cap vs Oriente Cave Rat

Amanita phalloides compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Oriente Cave 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)	Echimyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Boromys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Boromys offella

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Oriente Cave 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).

Oriente Cave Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.