Banded Amanita vs Hector’s Beaked Whale

Amanita battarrae compared with Mesoplodon hectori

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Mesoplodon
Species	Amanita battarrae	Mesoplodon hectori

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Hector’s Beaked Whale
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.

Hector’s Beaked Whale

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.