Caesar's Amanita vs Fly Agaric

Amanita caesarea compared with Amanita muscaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita Fly Agaric
Kingdom same Fungi (真菌界) Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum same Basidiomycota (担子菌门) Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class same Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱) Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order same Agaricales (伞菌目) Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family same Agaricaceae (Agarics) Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus same Amanita (Amanitas) Amanita (Amanitas)
Species Amanita caesarea Amanita muscaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Caesar's Amanita and Fly Agaric share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amanita. (Amanitas)

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita Fly Agaric
Diet Decomposer
Average Lifespan 1 years
Average Length 20 cm
Average Weight 100 g

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.

Fly Agaric

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.

Fly Agaric

毒蝇鹅膏菌(Amanita muscaria)是地球上最具标志性和辨识度的真菌,在北半球寒带森林中展示出点缀白色鳞片的鲜红色菌盖。尽管外观如童话般,它含有包括蝇蕈醇和鹅膏氨酸在内的强效致幻化合物,具有中度毒性。它与桦树、松树和云杉形成关键的菌根共生关系,交换矿物质营养和碳,在寒带森林养分循环中发挥不可或缺的作用。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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