Dot-eared Coquette vs Fly Agaric

Lophornis gouldii compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

Dot-eared Coquette is Near Threatened while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dot-eared Coquette	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (chim)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Bộ Yến)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Trochilidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Lophornis	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Lophornis gouldii	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Dot-eared Coquette

NT — Near Threatened

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dot-eared Coquette	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dot-eared Coquette

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

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.