Blushing Bride vs Squash / Pumpkin

Amanita novinupta compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cucurbita
Species	Amanita novinupta	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Squash / Pumpkin
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.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.