Banded Amanita vs Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

Amanita battarrae compared with Pteropus pohlei

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Geelvink Bay Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Geelvink Bay Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amanita battarrae	Pteropus pohlei

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Geelvink Bay Flying Fox
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.

Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.