Fly Agaric vs Pleated tunicate

Amanita muscaria compared with Styela plicata

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Pleated tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Pleated tunicate
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Ascidiacea (해초강)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Stolidobranchia (강새해초목)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Styelidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Styela
Species	Amanita muscaria	Styela plicata

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Pleated tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Pleated tunicate
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).

Pleated tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Senegal, South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela).

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.