Blushing Bride vs Dotted Ermel

Amanita novinupta compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ethmiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ethmia
Species	Amanita novinupta	Ethmia dodecea

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Dotted Ermel
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.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.