Blusher vs Water spangles

Amanita rubescens compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

Blusher is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Water spangles
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Salvinia
Species	Amanita rubescens	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.