Fly Agaric vs Американский красноголовый нырок

Amanita muscaria compared with Aythya americana

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Американский красноголовый нырок is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Американский красноголовый нырок
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Anseriformes (гусеобразные)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Anatidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Aythya
Species	Amanita muscaria	Aythya americana

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Американский красноголовый нырок

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Американский красноголовый нырок
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).

Американский красноголовый нырок

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.

Американский красноголовый нырок

Redhead (Aythya americana) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.