Ash Dieback vs Fly Agaric

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Fly Agaric
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Helotiaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Amanita muscaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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).

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Fly Agaric

El matamoscas (Amanita muscaria) es uno de los hongos más icónicos y reconocibles de la Tierra, con llamativos sombreros rojos con manchas blancas en los bosques boreales del hemisferio norte. A pesar de su apariencia de cuento de hadas, contiene potentes compuestos psicoactivos como muscimol y ácido iboténico y es moderadamente tóxico. Forma simbiosis micorrícicas esenciales con abedules, pinos y abetos, intercambiando nutrientes minerales por carbono y desempeñando roles fundamentales en el ciclo de nutrientes de los bosques boreales.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden