Banded Amanita vs Dusky Flying Fox

Amanita battarrae compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amanita battarrae	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Dusky Flying Fox
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.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.