Caesar's Amanita vs Fiery Copper

Amanita caesarea compared with Lycaena thetis

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Fiery Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Fiery Copper
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lycaena
Species	Amanita caesarea	Lycaena thetis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Fiery Copper
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.

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

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.