Blushing Bride vs Purple chimaera

Amanita novinupta compared with Hydrolagus purpurescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Purple chimaera
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Chimaeridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hydrolagus
Species	Amanita novinupta	Hydrolagus purpurescens

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Purple chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Purple chimaera
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.

Purple chimaera

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.