Banded Amanita vs Ironclad Beetle

Amanita battarrae compared with Tarphius pomboi

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Ironclad Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Ironclad Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Zopheridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tarphius
Species	Amanita battarrae	Tarphius pomboi

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Ironclad Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Ironclad Beetle
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.

Ironclad Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.