Bounty shag vs Fly Agaric

Leucocarbo ranfurlyi compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Bounty shag is Vulnerable while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bounty shag	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phalacrocoracidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Leucocarbo	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Leucocarbo ranfurlyi	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Bounty shag

VU — Vulnerable

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bounty shag

Habitat

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

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).

Bounty shag

The Bounty Shag (Leucocarbo ranfurlyi) is a species in the genus Leucocarbo. It is currently classified 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.