Caesar's Amanita vs False Planetree

Amanita caesarea compared with Acer pseudoplatanus

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while False Planetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	False Planetree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Acer
Species	Amanita caesarea	Acer pseudoplatanus

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

False Planetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	False Planetree
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.

False Planetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (India, Syria), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States