Caesar's Amanita vs Funck's Rustwort

Amanita caesarea compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Marsupella
Species	Amanita caesarea	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Funck's Rustwort
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.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.