Caesar's Amanita vs Downy Cherry

Amanita caesarea compared with Prunus tomentosa

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Downy Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Downy Cherry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Amanita caesarea	Prunus tomentosa

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Downy Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Downy Cherry
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.

Downy Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.