Caesar's Amanita vs Smooth Spangle Gall

Amanita caesarea compared with Neuroterus albipes

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Smooth Spangle Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Smooth Spangle Gall
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)	Cynipidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Neuroterus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Neuroterus albipes

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Spangle Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Smooth Spangle Gall
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.

Smooth Spangle Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.