vs Banded Amanita

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Amanita battarrae

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Banded Amanita is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Banded Amanita
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Microcystaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Amanita battarrae

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Banded Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

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

Aphanocapsa sideroderma is a unicellular cyanobacterium forming colonial aggregates in gelatinous sheaths with iron-encrusted outer layers. It inhabits iron-rich freshwater environments including springs, streams, and wetlands. This photosynthetic bacterium produces energy through oxygenic photosynthesis and contributes to biofilm formation on iron-rich substrates.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden