Fly Agaric vs Lemming Mountain Vole
Amanita muscaria compared with Alticola lemminus
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Fly Agaric | Lemming Mountain Vole |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Fungi (Fungi) | Animalia (Animals) |
| Phylum | Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) | Chordata (cordados) |
| Class | Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) | Mammalia (mamíferos) |
| Order | Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) | Rodentia (Roedores) |
| Family | Agaricaceae (Agarics) | Cricetidae |
| Genus | Amanita (Amanitas) | Alticola |
| Species | Amanita muscaria | Alticola lemminus |
Conservation Status
Fly Agaric
LC — Least ConcernTrend: Stable →
Lemming Mountain Vole
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Fly Agaric | Lemming Mountain Vole |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | Decomposer | — |
| Average Lifespan | 1 years | — |
| Average Length | 20 cm | — |
| Average Weight | 100 g | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Fly Agaric
Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.
Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).
Lemming Mountain Vole
Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
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.
Lemming Mountain Vole
No description available.
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