Big Smoky Bracket vs Blusher

Bjerkandera fumosa compared with Amanita rubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Smoky Bracket	Blusher
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phanerochaetaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Bjerkandera	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Bjerkandera fumosa	Amanita rubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Smoky Bracket and Blusher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

Big Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Smoky Bracket	Blusher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Smoky Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Blusher

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Big Smoky Bracket

The Big Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) is a species in the genus Bjerkandera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Blusher

The Blusher (Amanita rubescens) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States