Caesar's Amanita vs Drumheads

Amanita caesarea compared with Polygala cruciata

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Drumheads is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Drumheads
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)	Polygalaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Polygala
Species	Amanita caesarea	Polygala cruciata

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Drumheads

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Drumheads
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.

Drumheads

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.