Death Cap vs Paradox Vole

Amanita phalloides compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Paradox Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Microtus
Species	Amanita phalloides	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Paradox Vole
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).

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.