Caesar's Amanita vs pale moonwort

Amanita caesarea compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Botrychium
Species	Amanita caesarea	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.