Caesar's Amanita vs Mexican Hickory

Amanita caesarea compared with Carya palmeri

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Mexican Hickory is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Mexican Hickory
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Carya
Species	Amanita caesarea	Carya palmeri

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Hickory

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Mexican Hickory
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.

Mexican Hickory

Habitat

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

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.