Fly Agaric vs Hejiang Frog

Amanita muscaria compared with Odorrana hejiangensis

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Hejiang Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Hejiang Frog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ranidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Odorrana
Species	Amanita muscaria	Odorrana hejiangensis

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Hejiang Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Hejiang Frog
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).

Hejiang Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.