Death Cap vs Peruvian Laucha

Amanita phalloides compared with Calomys sorellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Peruvian Laucha
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)	Calomys
Species	Amanita phalloides	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Peruvian Laucha
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).

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.