Banded Amanita vs Jerdon's Courser

Amanita battarrae compared with Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Jerdon's Courser is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Jerdon's Courser
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Glareolidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Rhinoptilus
Species	Amanita battarrae	Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Jerdon's Courser

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Jerdon's Courser
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.

Jerdon's Courser

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway