Caesar's Amanita vs Gall midge

Amanita caesarea compared with Dasineura trifolii

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Gall midge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dasineura
Species	Amanita caesarea	Dasineura trifolii

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.