Fly Agaric vs Ouistiti de Marca

Amanita muscaria compared with Mico marcai

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Ouistiti de Marca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Ouistiti de Marca
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Callitrichidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Mico
Species	Amanita muscaria	Mico marcai

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Ouistiti de Marca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Ouistiti de Marca
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).

Ouistiti de Marca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.