Blushing Bride vs Oak Bark Beetle

Amanita novinupta compared with Scolytus intricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Oak Bark Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Curculionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Scolytus
Species	Amanita novinupta	Scolytus intricatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Oak Bark Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Oak Bark Beetle
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.

Oak Bark Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.