Ash Dieback vs Fly Agaric

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Fly Agaric
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Helotiaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Amanita muscaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Ash Dieback and Fly Agaric share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (菌界)

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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).

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Fly Agaric

ベニテングタケ（Amanita muscaria）は地球上で最も象徴的で広く知られる菌類であり、北半球の北方林全域に白いいぼのある鮮やかな赤い傘を広げる。童話のような外見とは裏腹に、ムシモールやイボテン酸などの強力な向精神性化合物を含み、中程度の毒性がある。シラカバ、マツ、トウヒと重要な外生菌根共生関係を形成し、無機栄養素と炭素を交換することで北方林の栄養循環に不可欠な役割を担っている。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden