brittlestar vs Fly Agaric

Amphiura filiformis compared with Amanita muscaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Echinodermata (棘皮動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Ophiuroidea (クモヒトデ)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Amphiuridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Amphiura	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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).

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura filiformis) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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。