Banded Amanita vs Desert Bandicoot

Amanita battarrae compared with Perameles eremiana

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Desert Bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Desert Bandicoot
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)	Peramelidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Perameles
Species	Amanita battarrae	Perameles eremiana

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Desert Bandicoot
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.

Desert Bandicoot

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.