Blushing Bride vs Eastern Mole

Amanita novinupta compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Talpidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Scalopus
Species	Amanita novinupta	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Eastern Mole
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 Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.