Banded Amanita vs Crestless Fireback

Amanita battarrae compared with Lophura erythrophthalma

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Crestless Fireback is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Crestless Fireback
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phasianidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lophura
Species	Amanita battarrae	Lophura erythrophthalma

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Crestless Fireback

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Crestless Fireback
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.

Crestless Fireback

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway