Blusher vs Red-and-blue Firetail

Amanita rubescens compared with Telebasis rubricauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Red-and-blue Firetail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Telebasis
Species	Amanita rubescens	Telebasis rubricauda

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Red-and-blue Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Red-and-blue Firetail
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.

Red-and-blue Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.