Banded Amanita vs Black Ash

Amanita battarrae compared with Fraxinus nigra

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while Black Ash is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Black Ash
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lamiales (Bộ Hoa môi)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Oleaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Fraxinus
Species	Amanita battarrae	Fraxinus nigra

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Black Ash

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Black Ash
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 Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 Ash

The Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States