Caesar's Amanita vs Gum-elemi

Amanita caesarea compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Burseraceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Bursera
Species	Amanita caesarea	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Gum-elemi
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.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.