Fly Agaric vs Ruby Dapperling

Amanita muscaria compared with Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Ruby Dapperling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Ruby Dapperling
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Leucoagaricus
Species	Amanita muscaria	Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fly Agaric and Ruby Dapperling share a common ancestor at the Family level: Agaricaceae. (Agarics)

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Ruby Dapperling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Ruby Dapperling
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).

Ruby Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, France, Taiwan, 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:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States