Banded Amanita vs bilby

Amanita battarrae compared with Macrotis lagotis

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while bilby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	bilby
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Macrotis
Species	Amanita battarrae	Macrotis lagotis

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

bilby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	bilby
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.

bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

bilby

The Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is a species in the genus Macrotis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.