Banded Amanita vs Midge

Amanita battarrae compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Midge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dasineura
Species	Amanita battarrae	Dasineura affinis

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States