Fly Agaric vs Large False Serotine

Amanita muscaria compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hesperoptenus
Species	Amanita muscaria	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Large False Serotine
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).

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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。