Banded Amanita vs Blue Flag

Amanita battarrae compared with Iris versicolor

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Blue Flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Blue Flag
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Iris
Species	Amanita battarrae	Iris versicolor

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Blue Flag
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.

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States