Caesar's Amanita vs Pale tortoise beetle

Amanita caesarea compared with Cassida flaveola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Pale tortoise beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cassida
Species	Amanita caesarea	Cassida flaveola

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Pale tortoise beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Pale tortoise beetle
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 tortoise beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States