Banded Amanita vs Fat Guam Partula

Amanita battarrae compared with Partula gibba

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Fat Guam Partula is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Fat Guam Partula
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Partulidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Partula
Species	Amanita battarrae	Partula gibba

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Fat Guam Partula

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Fat Guam Partula
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.

Fat Guam Partula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States