Caesar's Amanita vs Faded Pincertail

Amanita caesarea compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Gomphidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Onychogomphus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Onychogomphus costae

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.