Caesar's Amanita vs Cereal Fly

Amanita caesarea compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Cereal Fly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Opomyzidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Geomyza
Species	Amanita caesarea	Geomyza tripunctata

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Cereal Fly
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.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States