Caesar's Amanita vs Yellow Pouncewort

Amanita caesarea compared with Lejeunea flava

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Yellow Pouncewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Yellow Pouncewort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lejeunea
Species	Amanita caesarea	Lejeunea flava

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Pouncewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Yellow Pouncewort
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.

Yellow Pouncewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, and Taiwan.

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.