Banded Amanita vs Weevil

Amanita battarrae compared with Hypera meles

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Weevil
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Curculionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hypera
Species	Amanita battarrae	Hypera meles

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Weevil
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.

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.