Blushing Bride vs Eastern Groundling

Amanita novinupta compared with Chionodes distinctella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Eastern Groundling
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)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Chionodes
Species	Amanita novinupta	Chionodes distinctella

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Eastern Groundling
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.

Eastern Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.