Banded Amanita vs Sherriff's Cotoneaster

Amanita battarrae compared with Cotoneaster sherriffii

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Sherriff's Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Sherriff's Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cotoneaster
Species	Amanita battarrae	Cotoneaster sherriffii

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Sherriff's Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Sherriff's Cotoneaster
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.

Sherriff's Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.