Blusher vs Elephant Apple

Amanita rubescens compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dillenia
Species	Amanita rubescens	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.