Carrington's Featherwort vs Fly Agaric

Plagiochila carringtonii compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Carrington's Featherwort is Not Evaluated while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrington's Featherwort	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (Ciğer otları)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Plagiochilaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Plagiochila	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Plagiochila carringtonii	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Carrington's Featherwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrington's Featherwort	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrington's Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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).

Carrington's Featherwort

The Carrington's Featherwort (Plagiochila carringtonii) is a species in the genus Plagiochila. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden