Caesar's Amanita vs Jack Bean

Amanita caesarea compared with Canavalia pubescens

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Jack Bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Jack Bean
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Fabaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Canavalia
Species	Amanita caesarea	Canavalia pubescens

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Jack Bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Jack Bean
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.

Jack Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.