Banded Amanita vs Plum pine

Amanita battarrae compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Plum pine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Podocarpus
Species	Amanita battarrae	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Plum pine
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.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in 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.