Fly Agaric vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Amanita muscaria compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fly Agaric Olive-gray Thomasomys
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (cordados)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Cricetidae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Thomasomys
Species Amanita muscaria Thomasomys cinereus

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fly Agaric Olive-gray Thomasomys
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).

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

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