Fly Agaric vs white stickhydroid

Amanita muscaria compared with Eudendrium album

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while white stickhydroid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	white stickhydroid
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cnidaria (ไนดาเรีย)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Hydrozoa (ไฮโดรซัว)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Anthoathecata (Anthoathecata)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Eudendriidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Eudendrium
Species	Amanita muscaria	Eudendrium album

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

white stickhydroid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	white stickhydroid
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).

white stickhydroid

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.