Caesar's Amanita vs Purple Needletail

Amanita caesarea compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Purple Needletail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Apodidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hirundapus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Hirundapus celebensis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Purple Needletail
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 Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.