Amanite des Césars vs Dotted Firefly

Amanita caesarea compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amanite des Césars	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lampyridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lucidota
Species	Amanita caesarea	Lucidota punctata

Conservation Status

Amanite des Césars

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amanite des Césars	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amanite des Césars

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Amanite des Césars

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.