Banded Amanita vs Flat Periwinkle

Amanita battarrae compared with Littorina obtusata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Flat Periwinkle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Littorinidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Littorina
Species	Amanita battarrae	Littorina obtusata

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Flat Periwinkle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Flat Periwinkle
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.

Flat Periwinkle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.