Banded Amanita vs Levantine Skipper

Amanita battarrae compared with Thymelicus hyrax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Levantine Skipper
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Thymelicus
Species	Amanita battarrae	Thymelicus hyrax

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Levantine Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Levantine Skipper
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.

Levantine Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and Russia.

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.