Caesar's Amanita vs Maple Prominent

Amanita caesarea compared with Ptilodon cucullina

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Maple Prominent is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Maple Prominent
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Notodontidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ptilodon
Species	Amanita caesarea	Ptilodon cucullina

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Maple Prominent

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Maple Prominent
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.

Maple Prominent

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.