Caesar's Amanita vs fox tapeworm

Amanita caesarea compared with Echinococcus multilocularis

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while fox tapeworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	fox tapeworm
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Taeniidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Echinococcus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Echinococcus multilocularis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	fox tapeworm
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.

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, 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.