Caesar's Amanita vs Devil's Shoestring

Amanita caesarea compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

  • Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita Devil's Shoestring
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Fabaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Tephrosia
Species Amanita caesarea Tephrosia angustissima

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita Devil's Shoestring
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's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Devil's Shoestring

No description available.

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