Caesar's Amanita vs Mountain Plume

Amanita caesarea compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Mountain Plume
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)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Stenoptilia
Species	Amanita caesarea	Stenoptilia islandicus

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Mountain Plume
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.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.