Banded Amanita vs Pluto Skate

Amanita battarrae compared with Fenestraja plutonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Pluto Skate
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rajidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Fenestraja
Species	Amanita battarrae	Fenestraja plutonia

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Pluto Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Pluto Skate
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.

Pluto Skate

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.