Caesar's Amanita vs ground lackey

Amanita caesarea compared with Malacosoma castrense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	ground lackey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Malacosoma
Species	Amanita caesarea	Malacosoma castrense

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

ground lackey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	ground lackey
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.

ground lackey

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.