Caesar's Amanita vs Macaronesian Laurel

Amanita caesarea compared with Laurus azorica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Macaronesian Laurel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lauraceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Laurus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Laurus azorica

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Macaronesian Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Macaronesian Laurel
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.

Macaronesian Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.