Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Catberry

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Ilex mucronata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Catberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Ilex
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Ilex mucronata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Catberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Catberry
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).

Catberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and 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.

Catberry

The Catberry (Ilex mucronata) is a species in the genus Ilex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.