Fly Agaric vs Haydee's Rocket Frog

Amanita muscaria compared with Aromobates haydeeae

Key Differences

• Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Haydee's Rocket Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Haydee's Rocket Frog
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Amphibia (양서류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Anura (개구리목)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Aromobatidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Aromobates
Species	Amanita muscaria	Aromobates haydeeae

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Haydee's Rocket Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Haydee's Rocket Frog
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).

Haydee's Rocket Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.