Caesar's Amanita vs Red-thighed Epeolus

Amanita caesarea compared with Epeolus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Red-thighed Epeolus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Epeolus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Epeolus cruciger

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Red-thighed Epeolus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Red-thighed Epeolus
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-thighed Epeolus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.