Caesar's Amanita vs Plain Smudge

Amanita caesarea compared with Ypsolopha lucella

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Plain Smudge is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Plain Smudge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ypsolophidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ypsolopha
Species	Amanita caesarea	Ypsolopha lucella

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Plain Smudge

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Plain Smudge
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.

Plain Smudge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium