Banded Amanita vs Sard

Amanita battarrae compared with Carex divisa

Key Differences

Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Sard is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Sard
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Carex
Species	Amanita battarrae	Carex divisa

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Sard

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Sard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Sard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Banded Amanita

The Banded Amanita (Amanita battarrae) 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.