Banded Amanita vs Veatch's dodder

Amanita battarrae compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cuscuta
Species	Amanita battarrae	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.