Banded Amanita vs False Water Rat

Amanita battarrae compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Xeromys
Species	Amanita battarrae	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

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.