Fly Agaric vs Pale Devon Clothes

Amanita muscaria compared with Nemapogon inconditella

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Pale Devon Clothes is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Pale Devon Clothes
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tineidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Nemapogon
Species	Amanita muscaria	Nemapogon inconditella

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Pale Devon Clothes

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Pale Devon Clothes
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).

Pale Devon Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.