Fly Agaric vs paper daisy

Amanita muscaria compared with Rhodanthe manglesii

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while paper daisy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	paper daisy
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Rhodanthe
Species	Amanita muscaria	Rhodanthe manglesii

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

paper daisy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	paper daisy
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).

paper daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Norway, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Fly Agaric

Among the most iconic and recognizable fungi on Earth, fly agaric mushrooms display striking red caps with white flecked warts across boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Despite their fairy-tale appearance, they contain potent psychoactive compounds including muscimol and ibotenic acid and are moderately toxic. They form critical mycorrhizal symbioses with birch, pine, and spruce trees, exchanging mineral nutrients for carbon and playing essential roles in boreal forest nutrient cycling.