Death Cap vs Pale Gerbil

Amanita phalloides compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Pale Gerbil
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)	Gerbillus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Pale Gerbil
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).

Pale Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.