Cat Dapperling vs Fly Agaric

Lepiota felina compared with Amanita muscaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat Dapperling	Fly Agaric
Kingdom same	Fungi (真菌界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order same	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family same	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Lepiota	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Lepiota felina	Amanita muscaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat Dapperling and Fly Agaric share a common ancestor at the Family level: Agaricaceae. (Agarics)

Conservation Status

Cat Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat Dapperling	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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).

Cat Dapperling

The Cat Dapperling (Lepiota felina) is a species in the genus Lepiota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Fly Agaric

毒蝇鹅膏菌（Amanita muscaria）是地球上最具标志性和辨识度的真菌，在北半球寒带森林中展示出点缀白色鳞片的鲜红色菌盖。尽管外观如童话般，它含有包括蝇蕈醇和鹅膏氨酸在内的强效致幻化合物，具有中度毒性。它与桦树、松树和云杉形成关键的菌根共生关系，交换矿物质营养和碳，在寒带森林养分循环中发挥不可或缺的作用。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States