Blusher vs Red Balau

Amanita rubescens compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Red Balau
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Shorea
Species	Amanita rubescens	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Red Balau
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 Balau

Habitat

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

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.