Caesar's Amanita vs Hill Soldier

Amanita caesarea compared with Oxycera pardalina

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Hill Soldier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Hill Soldier
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Oxycera
Species	Amanita caesarea	Oxycera pardalina

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Hill Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Hill Soldier
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.

Hill Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.