Caesar's Amanita vs Fatmucket

Amanita caesarea compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Fatmucket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Unionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lampsilis
Species	Amanita caesarea	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.