Fly Agaric vs Patchwork stingaree

Amanita muscaria compared with Urolophus flavomosaicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fly Agaric Patchwork stingaree
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (cordados)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Elasmobranchii
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Urolophidae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Urolophus
Species Amanita muscaria Urolophus flavomosaicus

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Patchwork stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fly Agaric Patchwork stingaree
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).

Patchwork stingaree

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.

Patchwork stingaree

No description available.

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