Fly Agaric vs Fungus

Amanita muscaria compared with Septoria passiflorae

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Fungus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Fungus
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Septoria
Species	Amanita muscaria	Septoria passiflorae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Fungus
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).

Fungus

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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