Fly Agaric vs Pool Frog

Amanita muscaria compared with Pelophylax lessonae

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Pool Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Pool 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)	Pelophylax
Species	Amanita muscaria	Pelophylax lessonae

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Pool Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Pool 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).

Pool Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Pool Frog

La rana de estanque (Pelophylax lessonae) esta clasificada como En Peligro Critico (CR) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Se enfrenta a un riesgo extremadamente alto de extincion en estado silvestre debido al grave declive de sus poblaciones y a la perdida de habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden