Caesar's Amanita vs Throat botfly

Amanita caesarea compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Throat botfly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Oestridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Gasterophilus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Throat botfly
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.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.