Caesar's Amanita vs southern elder

Amanita caesarea compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	southern elder
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Sambucus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.