Caesar's Amanita vs Wormseed

Amanita caesarea compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

  • Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita Wormseed
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Amaranthaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Dysphania
Species Amanita caesarea Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.

Wormseed

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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