Fly Agaric vs Oakleaf Cup

Amanita muscaria compared with Rutstroemia sydowiana

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Oakleaf Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Oakleaf Cup
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rutstroemiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Rutstroemia
Species	Amanita muscaria	Rutstroemia sydowiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Fungi

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Oakleaf Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Oakleaf Cup
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).

Oakleaf Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.