Caesar's Amanita vs devil clam

Amanita caesarea compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	devil clam
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cardiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tridacna
Species	Amanita caesarea	Tridacna mbalavuana

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.