Banded Amanita vs Patagonian Weasel

Amanita battarrae compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Patagonian Weasel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lyncodon
Species	Amanita battarrae	Lyncodon patagonicus

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Patagonian Weasel
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.

Patagonian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.