Banded Amanita vs Variable Chafer

Amanita battarrae compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Variable Chafer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Gnorimus
Species	Amanita battarrae	Gnorimus variabilis

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.