Ashy-breasted Flycatcher vs Fly Agaric

Muscicapa randi compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

Ashy-breasted Flycatcher is Vulnerable while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy-breasted Flycatcher	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muscicapidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Muscicapa	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Muscicapa randi	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Ashy-breasted Flycatcher

VU — Vulnerable

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy-breasted Flycatcher	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy-breasted Flycatcher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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).

Ashy-breasted Flycatcher

Ashy-breasted flycatcher (Muscicapa randi) is a species in the genus Muscicapa. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.