Amanite des Césars vs Orange Tooth

Amanita caesarea compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Amanite des Césars is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amanite des Césars	Orange Tooth
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hydnellum
Species	Amanita caesarea	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Evolutionary Relationship

Amanite des Césars and Orange Tooth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

Amanite des Césars

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amanite des Césars	Orange Tooth
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.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States