Blushing Bride vs Window Gnat

Amanita novinupta compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Window Gnat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Anisopodidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Sylvicola
Species	Amanita novinupta	Sylvicola fenestralis

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.