Caesar's Amanita vs Cat flea

Amanita caesarea compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Cat flea
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pulicidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ctenocephalides
Species	Amanita caesarea	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caesar's Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Cat flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States