Blusher vs Philippine Cedar

Amanita rubescens compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Meliaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Toona
Species	Amanita rubescens	Toona calantas

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Philippine Cedar
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.

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.