Blushing Bride vs Devil's Tooth

Amanita novinupta compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hydnellum
Species	Amanita novinupta	Hydnellum peckii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blushing Bride and Devil's Tooth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Vista Class: Agaricomycetes

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Devil's Tooth
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.

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.