Fly Agaric vs Hard Pine

Amanita muscaria compared with Pinus rigida

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Hard Pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Hard Pine
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Pinales (구과목)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Amanita muscaria	Pinus rigida

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Hard Pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Hard Pine
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).

Hard Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Fly Agaric

광대버섯(Amanita muscaria)은 지구상에서 가장 상징적이고 잘 알려진 균류로, 북반구 한대림 전역에 걸쳐 흰 반점이 박힌 선명한 붉은 갓을 드러낸다. 동화 같은 외모와 달리 무스시몰과 이보텐산 등 강력한 향정신성 화합물을 함유하며 중등도 독성이 있다. 자작나무, 소나무, 가문비나무와 필수 외균근 공생 관계를 형성하여 무기 영양분을 탄소와 교환하며 한대림 영양 순환에 핵심 역할을 담당한다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States