Caesar's Amanita vs Sallow Pigmy

Amanita caesarea compared with Stigmella salicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Sallow Pigmy
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Nepticulidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Stigmella
Species	Amanita caesarea	Stigmella salicis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Sallow Pigmy
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.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.