Fly Agaric vs Three Kings Titoki

Amanita muscaria compared with Alectryon excelsus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fly Agaric Three Kings Titoki
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Sapindaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Alectryon
Species Amanita muscaria Alectryon excelsus

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Three Kings Titoki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fly Agaric Three Kings Titoki
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).

Three Kings Titoki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Three Kings Titoki

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