Banded Amanita vs Stinking Truffle

Amanita battarrae compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tuber
Species	Amanita battarrae	Tuber foetidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Amanita and Stinking Truffle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Fungi)

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden