vs Blushing Wood Mushroom

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Agaricus sylvaticus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Blushing Wood Mushroom
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Microcystaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Agaricus sylvaticus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Blushing Wood Mushroom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.

Blushing Wood Mushroom

The Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus) is a species in the genus Agaricus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden