Mejiro zame vs Fly Agaric

Carcharhinus plumbeus compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Mejiro zame is Endangered while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mejiro zame	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (メジロザメ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Carcharhinidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Carcharhinus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Carcharhinus plumbeus	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Mejiro zame

EN — Endangered

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mejiro zame

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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).

Mejiro zame

The Brown Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is a species in the genus Carcharhinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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。