Fly Agaric vs mat muhly

Amanita muscaria compared with Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while mat muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	mat muhly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Muhlenbergia
Species	Amanita muscaria	Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

mat muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

mat muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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