Caesar's Amanita vs Maui's paddle

Amanita caesarea compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Elaphoglossum
Species	Amanita caesarea	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

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

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.