Blushing Bride vs Scarce Widow

Amanita novinupta compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Scarce Widow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dingana
Species	Amanita novinupta	Dingana fraterna

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Scarce Widow
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.

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.