Banded Amanita vs Native Caper

Amanita battarrae compared with Capparis canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Native Caper
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Capparaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Capparis
Species	Amanita battarrae	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Native Caper
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.

Native Caper

Habitat

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

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.