Caesar's Amanita vs currant aphid

Amanita caesarea compared with Cryptomyzus ribis

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while currant aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	currant aphid
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Aphididae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cryptomyzus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Cryptomyzus ribis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

currant aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	currant aphid
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.

currant aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States