Caesar's Amanita vs Scuttle fly

Amanita caesarea compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phoridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Megaselia
Species	Amanita caesarea	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.