Caesar's Amanita vs Limestone Violet

Amanita caesarea compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Violaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Viola
Species	Amanita caesarea	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Limestone Violet
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 Violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.