Fly Agaric vs Home Cup

Amanita muscaria compared with Peziza domiciliana

Key Differences

  • Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Home Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fly Agaric Home Cup
Kingdom same Fungi (грибы) Fungi (грибы)
Phylum Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты) Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты) Pezizomycetes (пезизомицеты)
Order Agaricales (агариковые) Pezizales (пецицевые)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Pezizaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Peziza
Species Amanita muscaria Peziza domiciliana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Home Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fly Agaric Home 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).

Home Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Fly Agaric

Among the most iconic and recognizable fungi on Earth, fly agaric mushrooms display striking red caps with white flecked warts across boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Despite their fairy-tale appearance, they contain potent psychoactive compounds including muscimol and ibotenic acid and are moderately toxic. They form critical mycorrhizal symbioses with birch, pine, and spruce trees, exchanging mineral nutrients for carbon and playing essential roles in boreal forest nutrient cycling.

Home Cup

No description available.

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