Caesar's Amanita vs grey mouse-ear

Amanita caesarea compared with Cerastium brachypetalum

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while grey mouse-ear is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	grey mouse-ear
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cerastium
Species	Amanita caesarea	Cerastium brachypetalum

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

grey mouse-ear

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	grey mouse-ear
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.

grey mouse-ear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.