Banded Amanita vs Fatmucket

Amanita battarrae compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Fatmucket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Unionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lampsilis
Species	Amanita battarrae	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.