Blusher vs Soapberry

Amanita rubescens compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Soapberry
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)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Sapindus
Species	Amanita rubescens	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇱 Chile