Caesar's Amanita vs Clouded Apollo

Amanita caesarea compared with Parnassius mnemosyne

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Clouded Apollo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Papilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Parnassius
Species	Amanita caesarea	Parnassius mnemosyne

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Clouded Apollo
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.

Clouded Apollo

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Clouded Apollo

Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.