Caesar's Amanita vs Chinese elder

Amanita caesarea compared with Sambucus javanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita Chinese elder
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Viburnaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Sambucus
Species Amanita caesarea Sambucus javanica

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Chinese elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita Chinese elder
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.

Chinese elder

Habitat

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.

Chinese elder

The Chinese elder (Sambucus javanica) is a species in the genus Sambucus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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