Caesar's Amanita vs Holt's Pouncewort

Amanita caesarea compared with Lejeunea eckloniana

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Holt's Pouncewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Holt's Pouncewort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lejeunea
Species	Amanita caesarea	Lejeunea eckloniana

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Holt's Pouncewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Holt's Pouncewort
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.

Holt's Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.