Bleeding Blue Tooth vs Caesar's Amanita

Hydnellum cyanopodium compared with Amanita caesarea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Blue Tooth	Caesar's Amanita
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Bankeraceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Hydnellum	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Hydnellum cyanopodium	Amanita caesarea

Evolutionary Relationship

Bleeding Blue Tooth and Caesar's Amanita share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

Bleeding Blue Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Blue Tooth	Caesar's Amanita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Blue Tooth

Habitat

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

Caesar's Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

The Bleeding Blue Tooth (Hydnellum cyanopodium) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. 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.