Caesar's Amanita vs Scotch Dwarf

Amanita caesarea compared with Elachista orstadii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Scotch Dwarf
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)	Elachistidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Elachista
Species	Amanita caesarea	Elachista orstadii

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Scotch Dwarf
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.

Scotch Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.