Banded Amanita vs beaded chestnut

Amanita battarrae compared with Agrochola lychnidis

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while beaded chestnut is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	beaded chestnut
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Noctuidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Agrochola
Species	Amanita battarrae	Agrochola lychnidis

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	beaded chestnut
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.

beaded chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden