Caesar's Amanita vs rough bindweed

Amanita caesarea compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Smilacaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Smilax
Species	Amanita caesarea	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	rough bindweed
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.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.