Caesar's Amanita vs Duck Flea

Amanita caesarea compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ceratophyllus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.