Banded Amanita vs Willow Leaf Beetle

Amanita battarrae compared with Lochmaea caprea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Willow Leaf Beetle
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)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lochmaea
Species	Amanita battarrae	Lochmaea caprea

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Willow Leaf Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Willow Leaf Beetle
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.

Willow Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.