Caesar's Amanita vs Waxy Crust

Amanita caesarea compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Waxy Crust
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Vuilleminia
Species	Amanita caesarea	Vuilleminia comedens

Evolutionary Relationship

Caesar's Amanita and Waxy Crust share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Waxy Crust
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.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium