Blushing Wood Mushroom vs cardinal beetle

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Pyrochroa serraticornis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	cardinal beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pyrochroidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Pyrochroa
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Pyrochroa serraticornis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

cardinal beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	cardinal beetle
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).

cardinal beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

cardinal beetle

The Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) is a species in the genus Pyrochroa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden