Caesar's Amanita vs Parasol Tree

Amanita caesarea compared with Polyscias kikuyuensis

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Parasol Tree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Parasol Tree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Araliaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Polyscias
Species	Amanita caesarea	Polyscias kikuyuensis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Parasol Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Parasol Tree
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.

Parasol Tree

Habitat

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

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.