Banded Amanita vs Gray-headed Kite

Amanita battarrae compared with Leptodon cayanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Gray-headed Kite
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Leptodon
Species	Amanita battarrae	Leptodon cayanensis

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Kite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Gray-headed Kite
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.

Gray-headed Kite

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.