Caesar's Amanita vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Amanita caesarea compared with Lucilia illustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Illustrious Greenbottle
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)	Calliphoridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lucilia
Species	Amanita caesarea	Lucilia illustris

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Illustrious Greenbottle
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.

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.