Bigfruit Ocotea vs Fly Agaric

Ocotea megacarpa compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Bigfruit Ocotea is Data Deficient while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigfruit Ocotea	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Lauraceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Ocotea	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Ocotea megacarpa	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Bigfruit Ocotea

DD — Data Deficient

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigfruit Ocotea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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).

Bigfruit Ocotea

The Bigfruit Ocotea (Ocotea megacarpa) is a species in the genus Ocotea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.