Blushing Bride vs Pale Shining Brown

Amanita novinupta compared with Polia bombycina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Pale Shining Brown
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Polia
Species	Amanita novinupta	Polia bombycina

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Pale Shining Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Pale Shining Brown
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.

Pale Shining Brown

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.