Ash Rust vs Fly Agaric

Puccinia sparganioidis compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Rust	Fly Agaric
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Puccinia	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Puccinia sparganioidis	Amanita muscaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Ash Rust and Fly Agaric share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Basidiomycota. (Club Fungi)

Conservation Status

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Rust

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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 Rust

Ash rust (Puccinia sparganioidis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to North America, 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States