Banded Amanita vs Intermediate Screw-moss

Amanita battarrae compared with Syntrichia montana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Intermediate Screw-moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Syntrichia
Species	Amanita battarrae	Syntrichia montana

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Screw-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Intermediate Screw-moss
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.

Intermediate Screw-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.