Banded Amanita vs Firetree

Amanita battarrae compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Firetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Firetree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Myricaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Morella
Species	Amanita battarrae	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Firetree
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.

Firetree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.