Caesar's Amanita vs Large Copper

Amanita caesarea compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Large Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Large Copper
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lycaena
Species	Amanita caesarea	Lycaena dispar

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Large Copper
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.

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

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.

Large Copper

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium