Fly Agaric vs Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Amanita muscaria compared with Hydrangea quercifolia

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Oak-Leaf Hydrangea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Cornales (山茱萸目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hydrangea
Species	Amanita muscaria	Hydrangea quercifolia

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
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).

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Italy, and Norway.

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。