Ball Gown Amanita vs Buckelwal

Amanita submaculata compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

Ball Gown Amanita is Not Evaluated while Buckelwal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ball Gown Amanita	Buckelwal
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Amanita submaculata	Megaptera novaeangliae

Conservation Status

Ball Gown Amanita

NE — Not Evaluated

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ball Gown Amanita	Buckelwal
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ball Gown Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Buckelwal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ball Gown Amanita

The Ball Gown Amanita (Amanita submaculata) is a species in the genus Amanita. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.

Buckelwal

Among the most acrobatic of the great whales, humpback whales are renowned for their complex, haunting songs sung by males during breeding season — some lasting hours and evolving over time. Reaching 16 meters and 30 tonnes, they undertake the longest migrations of any mammal. Found in all oceans, humpbacks feed on krill and small fish using cooperative bubble-net feeding. Populations have largely recovered from historic whaling.