Blusher vs Crested Auklet

Amanita rubescens compared with Aethia cristatella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Crested Auklet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Alcidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Aethia
Species	Amanita rubescens	Aethia cristatella

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Crested Auklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Crested Auklet
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.

Crested Auklet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

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.