Fly Agaric vs Japanese apple rust

Amanita muscaria compared with Gymnosporangium yamadae

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Japanese apple rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Japanese apple rust
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Gymnosporangium
Species	Amanita muscaria	Gymnosporangium yamadae

Evolutionary Relationship

Fly Agaric and Japanese apple rust share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Basidiomycota. (Club Fungi)

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Japanese apple rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Japanese apple rust
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).

Japanese apple rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States