Banded Amanita vs Channeled Applesnail

Amanita battarrae compared with Pomacea canaliculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Channeled Applesnail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ampullariidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pomacea
Species	Amanita battarrae	Pomacea canaliculata

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Channeled Applesnail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Channeled Applesnail
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.

Channeled Applesnail

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (16 countries), Europe (Norway, Spain), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Chile).

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.

Channeled Applesnail

The Channeled Applesnail (Pomacea canaliculata) is a species in the genus Pomacea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are a.