Blushing Bride vs Purple Needletail

Amanita novinupta compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Purple Needletail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Apodidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hirundapus
Species	Amanita novinupta	Hirundapus celebensis

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Purple Needletail
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 Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.