Blushing Bride vs root-eating beetle

Amanita novinupta compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	root-eating beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Monotomidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Rhizophagus
Species	Amanita novinupta	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	root-eating beetle
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.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.