Beech Tarcrust vs Blushing Wood Mushroom

Biscogniauxia nummularia compared with Agaricus sylvaticus

Key Differences

• Beech Tarcrust is Data Deficient while Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Tarcrust	Blushing Wood Mushroom
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Graphostromataceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Biscogniauxia	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Biscogniauxia nummularia	Agaricus sylvaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beech Tarcrust and Blushing Wood Mushroom share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Fungi)

Conservation Status

Beech Tarcrust

DD — Data Deficient

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Tarcrust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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).

Beech Tarcrust

The Beech Tarcrust (Biscogniauxia nummularia) is a species in the genus Biscogniauxia. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 6 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan