Chickpea blight vs Fly Agaric

Mycosphaerella rabiei compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

Chickpea blight is Not Evaluated while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chickpea blight	Fly Agaric
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mycosphaerellaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Mycosphaerella	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Mycosphaerella rabiei	Amanita muscaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Fungi

Conservation Status

Chickpea blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chickpea blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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).

Chickpea blight

The Chickpea blight (Mycosphaerella rabiei) is a species in the genus Mycosphaerella. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.