False Death-Cap vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Amanita citrina compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
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)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Chaetodipus
Species	Amanita citrina	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Death-Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.