Fly Agaric vs Ganoderma Butt Rot

Amanita muscaria compared with Ganoderma zonatum

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Ganoderma Butt Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ganoderma
Species	Amanita muscaria	Ganoderma zonatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Fly Agaric and Ganoderma Butt Rot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Vista Class: Agaricomycetes

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Ganoderma Butt Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Ganoderma Butt Rot
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).

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Norway.

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.