Caesar's Amanita vs Hover fly

Amanita caesarea compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Hover fly
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)	Syrphidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Eumerus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Eumerus strigatus

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Hover fly
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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States