African yellow wood vs Fly Agaric

Annickia affinis compared with Amanita muscaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellow wood	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Magnoliales (Bộ Mộc lan)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Annonaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Annickia	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Annickia affinis	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

African yellow wood

LC — Least Concern

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellow wood	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellow wood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

African yellow wood

The African yellow wood (Annickia affinis) is a species in the genus Annickia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.