Banded Amanita vs Vavilov's Centaury

Amanita battarrae compared with Centaurea vavilovii

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Vavilov's Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Vavilov's Centaury
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Centaurea
Species	Amanita battarrae	Centaurea vavilovii

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Vavilov's Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Vavilov's Centaury
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.

Vavilov's Centaury

Habitat

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

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.