Banded Amanita vs Dusky Purpletuft

Amanita battarrae compared with Iodopleura fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Dusky Purpletuft
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cotingidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Iodopleura
Species	Amanita battarrae	Iodopleura fusca

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Purpletuft

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Dusky Purpletuft
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.

Dusky Purpletuft

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

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.