Banded Amanita vs Cutnut

Amanita battarrae compared with Barringtonia edulis

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Cutnut is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Cutnut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Barringtonia
Species	Amanita battarrae	Barringtonia edulis

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Cutnut
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.

Cutnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.