Caesar's Amanita vs Graceful Tooth

Amanita caesarea compared with Hydnellum gracilipes

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Graceful Tooth
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hydnellum
Species	Amanita caesarea	Hydnellum gracilipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Caesar's Amanita and Graceful Tooth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Graceful Tooth
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.

Graceful Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.