gurumelo vs Mealy Webcap

Amanita caesarea compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

• gurumelo is Least Concern while Mealy Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gurumelo	Mealy Webcap
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cortinarius
Species	Amanita caesarea	Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Evolutionary Relationship

gurumelo and Mealy Webcap share a common ancestor at the Order level: Agaricales. (Gilled Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

gurumelo

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gurumelo	Mealy Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gurumelo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Mealy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

gurumelo

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.