Big Smoky Bracket vs Caesar's Amanita

Bjerkandera fumosa compared with Amanita caesarea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Smoky Bracket	Caesar's Amanita
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phanerochaetaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Bjerkandera	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Bjerkandera fumosa	Amanita caesarea

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Smoky Bracket and Caesar's Amanita share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

Big Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Smoky Bracket	Caesar's Amanita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Smoky Bracket

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).

Caesar's Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Big Smoky Bracket

The Big Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) is a species in the genus Bjerkandera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Caesar's Amanita

The Caesar's Amanita (Amanita caesarea) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States