Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Catshark

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Chiloscyllium indicum

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Catshark is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Catshark
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Hemiscylliidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Chiloscyllium
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Chiloscyllium indicum

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Catshark

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Catshark
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).

Catshark

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.

Catshark

The Catshark (Chiloscyllium indicum) is a species in the genus Chiloscyllium. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.