Caesar's Amanita vs Prickly Heath

Amanita caesarea compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Prickly Heath
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)	Ericaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Gaultheria
Species	Amanita caesarea	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.