Banded Amanita vs Dodder Astragalus

Amanita battarrae compared with Astragalus cuscutae

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Dodder Astragalus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Dodder Astragalus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Fabaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Astragalus
Species	Amanita battarrae	Astragalus cuscutae

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Dodder Astragalus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Dodder Astragalus
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.

Dodder Astragalus

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.