Fly Agaric vs Thin Nut Truffle

Amanita muscaria compared with Hymenogaster tener

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Thin Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Thin Nut Truffle
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hymenogaster
Species	Amanita muscaria	Hymenogaster tener

Evolutionary Relationship

Fly Agaric and Thin Nut Truffle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Agaricales. (Gilled Mushrooms)

View Order: Agaricales

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Thin Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Thin Nut Truffle
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).

Thin Nut Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across 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.