Caesar's Amanita vs Narrow swordfern

Amanita caesarea compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

  • Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita Narrow swordfern
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Tracheophyta
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Nephrolepidaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Nephrolepis
Species Amanita caesarea Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Narrow swordfern

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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