Cellar Cup vs Fly Agaric

Peziza cerea compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Cellar Cup is Not Evaluated while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cellar Cup	Fly Agaric
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pezizaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Peziza	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Peziza cerea	Amanita muscaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Cellar Cup and Fly Agaric share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Fungi)

Conservation Status

Cellar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cellar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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).

Cellar Cup

The Cellar Cup (Peziza cerea) is a species in the genus Peziza. Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway