Banded Amanita vs Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Amanita battarrae compared with Sphiggurus pruinosus

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Sphiggurus
Species	Amanita battarrae	Sphiggurus pruinosus

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
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.

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.