Banded Amanita vs Tree Cyanea

Amanita battarrae compared with Cyanea arborea

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Tree Cyanea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Tree Cyanea
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cyanea
Species	Amanita battarrae	Cyanea arborea

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Tree Cyanea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Tree Cyanea
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.

Tree Cyanea

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.