Blusher vs Cook's Holly

Amanita rubescens compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Cook's Holly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ilex
Species	Amanita rubescens	Ilex cookii

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Cook's Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blusher

Habitat

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

Range

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

Cook's Holly

Habitat

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

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.