Caesar's Amanita vs

Amanita caesarea compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Exobasidium
Species	Amanita caesarea	Exobasidium splendidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Caesar's Amanita and share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Basidiomycota. (Club Fungi)

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium