Caesar's Amanita vs paradise-nut

Amanita caesarea compared with Lecythis pisonis

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while paradise-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lecythis
Species	Amanita caesarea	Lecythis pisonis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

paradise-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	paradise-nut
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.

paradise-nut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.