Caesar's Amanita vs Scarce Widow

Amanita caesarea compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Scarce Widow
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dingana
Species	Amanita caesarea	Dingana fraterna

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Scarce Widow
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.

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.