Caesar's Amanita vs Highland Bent-wing

Amanita caesarea compared with Bucculatrix humiliella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita Highland Bent-wing
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) Bucculatricidae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Bucculatrix
Species Amanita caesarea Bucculatrix humiliella

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Highland Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita Highland Bent-wing
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.

Highland Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.

Highland Bent-wing

No description available.

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