Divided Tunicate vs Fly Agaric

Styela canopus compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

Divided Tunicate is Not Evaluated while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Divided Tunicate	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Styelidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Styela	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Styela canopus	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Divided Tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Divided Tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Lebanon), Europe (4 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

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).

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.