Caesar's Amanita vs Marsh Cosmet

Amanita caesarea compared with Cosmopterix orichalcea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Marsh Cosmet
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)	Cosmopterigidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cosmopterix
Species	Amanita caesarea	Cosmopterix orichalcea

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Marsh Cosmet
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.

Marsh Cosmet

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.