Fly Agaric vs Native Walnut

Amanita muscaria compared with Endiandra limnophila

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Native Walnut is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Native Walnut
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Laurales (クスノキ目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lauraceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Endiandra
Species	Amanita muscaria	Endiandra limnophila

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Native Walnut

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Native Walnut
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).

Native Walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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。