Blushing Bride vs Pear-Fruit Cockspurthorn

Amanita novinupta compared with Crataegus coccinea

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Pear-Fruit Cockspurthorn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Pear-Fruit Cockspurthorn
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Crataegus
Species	Amanita novinupta	Crataegus coccinea

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Pear-Fruit Cockspurthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Pear-Fruit Cockspurthorn
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.

Pear-Fruit Cockspurthorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

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.