Banded Amanita vs Thyme Plume

Amanita battarrae compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Thyme Plume
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Merrifieldia
Species	Amanita battarrae	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.