Asterisk Lichen vs Fly Agaric

Arthonia radiata compared with Amanita muscaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asterisk Lichen	Fly Agaric
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Arthoniaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Arthonia	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Arthonia radiata	Amanita muscaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Fungi

Conservation Status

Asterisk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asterisk Lichen	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asterisk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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).

Asterisk Lichen

The Asterisk Lichen (Arthonia radiata) is a species in the genus Arthonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Fly Agaric

A amanita-das-moscas (Amanita muscaria) é um dos fungos mais icônicos e reconhecíveis da Terra, exibindo chapéus vermelhos marcantes com verrugas brancas nos bosques boreais do hemisfério norte. Apesar de sua aparência de conto de fadas, contém potentes compostos psicoativos como muscimol e ácido iboténico, sendo moderadamente tóxico. Forma simbioses micorrízicas essenciais com bétulas, pinheiros e abetos, trocando nutrientes minerais por carbono e desempenhando papéis fundamentais na ciclagem de nutrientes nas florestas boreais.