Duck Hawk vs Fly Agaric

Falco peregrinus compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

Duck Hawk is carnivore while Fly Agaric is decomposer.
Duck Hawk is 10.0x heavier than Fly Agaric.
Duck Hawk lives longer (15 years vs 1 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duck Hawk	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Falconidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Falco	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Falco peregrinus	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Duck Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~140.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duck Hawk	Fly Agaric
Diet	Carnivore	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	15 years	1 years
Average Length	48 cm	20 cm
Average Weight	1.0 kg	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duck Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, 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).

Duck Hawk

The fastest animal on the planet, peregrine falcons achieve aerial dive speeds exceeding 320 km/h when stooping on prey, stunning or killing birds in flight with a blow from their feet. Found on every continent except Antarctica in diverse habitats from Arctic tundra to tropical rainforest. Nearly extinct in North America and Europe from DDT poisoning in the 1960s–70s, peregrines recovered dramatically following pesticide bans and successful urban nesting programs.

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.