Caesar's Amanita vs Silverfish

Amanita caesarea compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Silverfish
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lepismatidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ctenolepisma
Species	Amanita caesarea	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States