Blushing Bride vs Procumbent Cotoneaster

Amanita novinupta compared with Cotoneaster prostratus

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Procumbent Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Procumbent Cotoneaster
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)	Cotoneaster
Species	Amanita novinupta	Cotoneaster prostratus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Procumbent Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Procumbent Cotoneaster
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.

Procumbent Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.