Blushing Bride vs Namaqua Dancer

Amanita novinupta compared with Alenia namaqua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Namaqua Dancer
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)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Alenia
Species	Amanita novinupta	Alenia namaqua

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Namaqua Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Namaqua Dancer
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.

Namaqua Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.