Caesar's Amanita vs Russian violet

Amanita caesarea compared with Viola suavis

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Russian violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Russian violet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Violaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Viola
Species	Amanita caesarea	Viola suavis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Russian violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Russian violet
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.

Russian violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.