vs European pine marten

Amanita magnivolvata compared with Martes martes

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while European pine marten is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		European pine marten
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Martes
Species	Amanita magnivolvata	Martes martes

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

European pine marten

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		European pine marten
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

European pine marten

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Amanita magnivolvata is an ectomycorrhizal mushroom in the family Amanitaceae, notable for its particularly large, prominent volva (the cup-like structure at the stipe base) from which its name derives. It forms mycorrhizal symbioses with tree species in warm-temperate and subtropical forests of Asia and Africa. Its ecology and distribution across its range are not yet fully characterized.

European pine marten

European pine marten (Martes martes) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden