Fly Agaric vs Great stingaree

Amanita muscaria compared with Urolophus bucculentus

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Great stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Great stingaree
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Myliobatiformes (لخمة بهشية)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Urolophidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Urolophus
Species	Amanita muscaria	Urolophus bucculentus

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Great stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Great stingaree
Diet	Decomposer	—
Average Lifespan	1 years	—
Average Length	20 cm	—
Average Weight	100 g	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly Agaric

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Great stingaree

Fly Agaric

Among the most iconic and recognizable fungi on Earth, fly agaric mushrooms display striking red caps with white flecked warts across boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Despite their fairy-tale appearance, they contain potent psychoactive compounds including muscimol and ibotenic acid and are moderately toxic. They form critical mycorrhizal symbioses with birch, pine, and spruce trees, exchanging mineral nutrients for carbon and playing essential roles in boreal forest nutrient cycling.