Caesar's Amanita vs Lesser Scalewort

Amanita caesarea compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Frullania
Species	Amanita caesarea	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Lesser Scalewort
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.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.