Death Cap vs Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

Amanita phalloides compared with Salpingotus pallidus

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Pallid Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Salpingotus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Salpingotus pallidus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
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).

Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.