Fly Agaric vs Variable Bluet

Amanita muscaria compared with Coenagrion pulchellum

Key Differences

Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Variable Bluet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Variable Bluet
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Coenagrion
Species	Amanita muscaria	Coenagrion pulchellum

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Variable Bluet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Variable Bluet
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).

Variable Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, 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。