Blushing Bride vs Crowned Tooth

Amanita novinupta compared with Hydnellum lepidum

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Crowned Tooth
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hydnellum
Species	Amanita novinupta	Hydnellum lepidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blushing Bride and Crowned Tooth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Crowned Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Bride

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blushing Bride

The Blushing Bride (Amanita novinupta) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway