Caesar's Amanita vs limestone fern

Amanita caesarea compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	limestone fern
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Gymnocarpium
Species	Amanita caesarea	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium