Caesar's Amanita vs Oakleaf Cyanea

Amanita caesarea compared with Cyanea quercifolia

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Oakleaf Cyanea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Oakleaf Cyanea
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cyanea
Species	Amanita caesarea	Cyanea quercifolia

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Oakleaf Cyanea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Oakleaf Cyanea
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.

Oakleaf Cyanea

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.