Caesar's Amanita vs

Amanita caesarea compared with Mollisia ramealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita
Kingdom same Fungi (Fungi) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Mollisiaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Mollisia
Species Amanita caesarea Mollisia ramealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Caesar's Amanita and share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Fungi)

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Mollisia ramealis is a small, grey to olive-grey disc fungus producing cup-shaped apothecia on dead herbaceous and woody plant material. It inhabits temperate forests and hedgerows across Europe, growing on dead twigs and stems. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead plant tissue in moist forest understory environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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