Caesar's Amanita vs Shiny Dufourea

Amanita caesarea compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Halictidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dufourea
Species	Amanita caesarea	Dufourea minuta

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, 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.