Banded Amanita vs Dahl s Jird

Amanita battarrae compared with Meriones dahli

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Dahl s Jird is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Dahl s Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Meriones
Species	Amanita battarrae	Meriones dahli

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Dahl s Jird

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Dahl s Jird
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.

Dahl s Jird

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.