Banded Amanita vs Nazareth Iris

Amanita battarrae compared with Iris bismarckiana

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Nazareth Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Nazareth Iris
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Iris
Species	Amanita battarrae	Iris bismarckiana

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Nazareth Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Nazareth Iris
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.

Nazareth Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.