Caesar's Amanita vs Dotted Ermel

Amanita caesarea compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ethmiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ethmia
Species	Amanita caesarea	Ethmia dodecea

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Dotted Ermel
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.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.