arrowroot vs Banded Amanita

Thalia geniculata compared with Amanita battarrae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Banded Amanita
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Salpidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Thalia	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Thalia geniculata	Amanita battarrae

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Banded Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

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

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.