Fly Agaric vs

Amanita muscaria compared with Lactarius flavidus

Key Differences

  • Fly Agaric is Least Concern while is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fly Agaric
Kingdom same Fungi (菌界) Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same Basidiomycota (担子菌門) Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class same Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱) Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order Agaricales (ハラタケ目) Russulales (ベニタケ目)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Russulaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Lactarius
Species Amanita muscaria Lactarius flavidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fly Agaric and share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (真正担子菌綱)

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fly Agaric
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).

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

Lactarius flavidus は、薄い黄色の傘と切断時に白から黄色の乳液が出るチチタケ属のキノコである。地中海および南ヨーロッパの森林でカシやマツ等と外生菌根共生関係を形成する。この菌類は樹木パートナーと土壌栄養分と光合成産物を交換する。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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