Caesar's Amanita vs Purple chimaera

Amanita caesarea compared with Hydrolagus purpurescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Purple chimaera
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Chimaeridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hydrolagus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Hydrolagus purpurescens

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Purple chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Purple chimaera
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.

Purple chimaera

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.