Blusher vs dooryard sowbug

Amanita rubescens compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Porcellio
Species	Amanita rubescens	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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