Banded Amanita vs Marsh Damselbug

Amanita battarrae compared with Nabis limbatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Marsh Damselbug
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Nabidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Nabis
Species	Amanita battarrae	Nabis limbatus

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Damselbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Marsh Damselbug
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.

Marsh Damselbug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.