Caesar's Amanita vs Spindle Ermine

Amanita caesarea compared with Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Spindle Ermine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Yponomeuta
Species	Amanita caesarea	Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Spindle Ermine
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.

Spindle Ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.