Caesar's Amanita vs Red-cedar

Amanita caesarea compared with Juniperus scopulorum

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Red-cedar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Red-cedar
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Juniperus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Juniperus scopulorum

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Red-cedar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Red-cedar
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.

Red-cedar

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, India, Norway, and Sweden.

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.