Blushing Bride vs Red Cage

Amanita novinupta compared with Clathrus ruber

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Red Cage is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Red Cage
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phallaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Clathrus
Species	Amanita novinupta	Clathrus ruber

Evolutionary Relationship

Blushing Bride and Red Cage share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Red Cage

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Red Cage
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.

Red Cage

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway