Blushing Bride vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Amanita novinupta compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amanita novinupta	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

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.