Fly Agaric vs Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee

Amanita muscaria compared with Coelioxys rufescens

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Megachilidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Coelioxys
Species	Amanita muscaria	Coelioxys rufescens

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee
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).

Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.