Fly Agaric vs robust pillar snail

Amanita muscaria compared with Cochlicopa nitens

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while robust pillar snail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	robust pillar snail
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Mollusca (软体动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Gastropoda (腹足纲)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Stylommatophora (柄眼目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cochlicopidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cochlicopa
Species	Amanita muscaria	Cochlicopa nitens

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

robust pillar snail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	robust pillar snail
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).

robust pillar snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。