Caesar's Amanita vs Guildford Piercer

Amanita caesarea compared with Pammene agnotana

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Guildford Piercer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Guildford Piercer
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pammene
Species	Amanita caesarea	Pammene agnotana

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Guildford Piercer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Guildford Piercer
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.

Guildford Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.