Fly Agaric vs Rosette Tooth

Amanita muscaria compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

  • Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fly Agaric Rosette Tooth
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) Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Bankeraceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Hydnellum
Species Amanita muscaria Hydnellum cumulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fly Agaric Rosette Tooth
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).

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across 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。

Rosette Tooth

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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