Banded Amanita vs Metallic Starling

Amanita battarrae compared with Aplonis metallica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Metallic Starling
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Sturnidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Aplonis
Species	Amanita battarrae	Aplonis metallica

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Metallic Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Metallic Starling
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.

Metallic Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.