Blusher vs Slender Ground-hopper

Amanita rubescens compared with Tetrix subulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Slender Ground-hopper
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tetrigidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tetrix
Species	Amanita rubescens	Tetrix subulata

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Slender Ground-hopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Slender Ground-hopper
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.

Slender Ground-hopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States