Caesar's Amanita vs Cross Orbweaver

Amanita caesarea compared with Araneus diadematus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Cross Orbweaver
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Araneidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Araneus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Araneus diadematus

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Cross Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Cross Orbweaver
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.

Cross Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.