Caesar's Amanita vs Kit

Amanita caesarea compared with Hypanus americanus

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Kit is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Kit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hypanus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Hypanus americanus

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Kit

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Kit
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.

Kit

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.