Caesar's Amanita vs Red Truffle

Amanita caesarea compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Red Truffle
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tuber
Species	Amanita caesarea	Tuber rufum

Evolutionary Relationship

Caesar's Amanita and Red Truffle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Fungi)

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Red Truffle
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 Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.