Caesar's Amanita vs Prickly-flower Cyanea

Amanita caesarea compared with Cyanea aculeatiflora

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Prickly-flower Cyanea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Prickly-flower Cyanea
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cyanea
Species	Amanita caesarea	Cyanea aculeatiflora

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Prickly-flower Cyanea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Prickly-flower Cyanea
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.

Prickly-flower Cyanea

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.