Kaiserling vs Garten-Amaranth

Amanita caesarea compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Kaiserling is Least Concern while Garten-Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kaiserling	Garten-Amaranth
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Amaranthus
Species	Amanita caesarea	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Kaiserling

LC — Least Concern

Garten-Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kaiserling	Garten-Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kaiserling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Garten-Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Kaiserling

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States