Banded Amanita vs hydroid

Amanita battarrae compared with Obelia longissima

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while hydroid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	hydroid
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoa)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Campanulariidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Obelia
Species	Amanita battarrae	Obelia longissima

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

hydroid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	hydroid
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.

hydroid

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States