Fly Agaric vs Narrow Groundling

Amanita muscaria compared with Caryocolum alsinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Narrow Groundling
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Caryocolum
Species	Amanita muscaria	Caryocolum alsinella

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Narrow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Narrow Groundling
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).

Narrow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.