Caesar's Amanita vs Thread Weed

Amanita caesarea compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ulva
Species	Amanita caesarea	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (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.