Banded Amanita vs Oso Hormiguero

Amanita battarrae compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Oso Hormiguero
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tamandua
Species	Amanita battarrae	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Oso Hormiguero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Oso Hormiguero
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.

Oso Hormiguero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.