Banded Amanita vs Black Elder

Amanita battarrae compared with Sambucus nigra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Amanita Black Elder
Kingdom Fungi (เห็ดรา) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Viburnaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Sambucus
Species Amanita battarrae Sambucus nigra

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Black Elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded Amanita Black Elder
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.

Black Elder

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Black Elder

The Black Elder (Sambucus nigra) is a species in the genus Sambucus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also fou. Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Unite...

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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