Banded Amanita vs Mountain Aster

Amanita battarrae compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Oclemena
Species	Amanita battarrae	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.