rosa-louca vs Fly Agaric

Hibiscus mutabilis compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

  • rosa-louca is Not Evaluated while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank rosa-louca Fly Agaric
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Malvaceae Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus Hibiscus Amanita (Amanitas)
Species Hibiscus mutabilis Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

rosa-louca

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute rosa-louca Fly Agaric
Diet Decomposer
Average Lifespan 1 years
Average Length 20 cm
Average Weight 100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

rosa-louca

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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).

rosa-louca

No description available.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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