Fly Agaric vs Matt Felt Lichen

Amanita muscaria compared with Peltigera malacea

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Matt Felt Lichen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Matt Felt Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (균계)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Peltigera
Species	Amanita muscaria	Peltigera malacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Fly Agaric and Matt Felt Lichen share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (균계)

보기 Kingdom: Fungi

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Matt Felt Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Matt Felt Lichen
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).

Matt Felt Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as 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.