Death Cap vs Plateau Pika

Amanita phalloides compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ochotonidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ochotona
Species	Amanita phalloides	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Plateau Pika
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).

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.