Caesar's Amanita vs Meleager'S Blue

Amanita caesarea compared with Polyommatus daphnis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita Meleager'S Blue
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) Lycaenidae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Polyommatus
Species Amanita caesarea Polyommatus daphnis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Meleager'S Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita Meleager'S Blue
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.

Meleager'S Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries).

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.

Meleager'S Blue

No description available.

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