Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Bufflehead

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Bucephala albeola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Bufflehead
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Anatidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Bucephala
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Bucephala albeola

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Bufflehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Bufflehead

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Bufflehead

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States