Caesar's Amanita vs Cuckoo-Bread

Amanita caesarea compared with Oxalis acetosella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Oxalidaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Oxalis
Species Amanita caesarea Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita Cuckoo-Bread
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.

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.

Cuckoo-Bread

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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