Big Smoky Bracket vs Blushing Bride

Bjerkandera fumosa compared with Amanita novinupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Smoky Bracket	Blushing Bride
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 novinupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Smoky Bracket	Blushing Bride
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).

Blushing Bride

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Blushing Bride

The Blushing Bride (Amanita novinupta) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway