Fly Agaric vs undulate ray

Amanita muscaria compared with Raja undulata

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while undulate ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	undulate ray
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)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Rajiformes (ガンギエイ目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rajidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Raja
Species	Amanita muscaria	Raja undulata

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

undulate ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	undulate ray
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).

undulate ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Belgium. Currently classified as 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。