Buffalo gourd vs Caesar's Amanita

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Amanita caesarea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Caesar's Amanita
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Cucurbita	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Amanita caesarea

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Caesar's Amanita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Austria and Taiwan.

Caesar's Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Buffalo gourd

The Buffalo Gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan