Caesar's Amanita vs spreading threadwort

Amanita caesarea compared with Cephaloziella divaricata

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while spreading threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	spreading threadwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cephaloziella
Species	Amanita caesarea	Cephaloziella divaricata

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

spreading threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	spreading threadwort
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.

spreading threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.