Caesar's Amanita vs Cook's Holly

Amanita caesarea compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Cook's Holly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ilex
Species	Amanita caesarea	Ilex cookii

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Cook's Holly
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.

Cook's Holly

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.