Caesar's Amanita vs Lesser Whipwort

Amanita caesarea compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Bazzania
Species	Amanita caesarea	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Lesser Whipwort
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 Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States