Banded Amanita vs devil clam

Amanita battarrae compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	devil clam
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cardiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tridacna
Species	Amanita battarrae	Tridacna mbalavuana

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.