Fly Agaric vs Snapping Bonnet

Amanita muscaria compared with Mycena vitilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fly Agaric Snapping Bonnet
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 Agaricaceae (Agarics) Mycenaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Mycena
Species Amanita muscaria Mycena vitilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fly Agaric and Snapping Bonnet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Agaricales. (伞菌目)

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Snapping Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fly Agaric Snapping Bonnet
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).

Snapping Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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。

Snapping Bonnet

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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