Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Cereal Fly

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Cereal Fly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Opomyzidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Geomyza
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Geomyza tripunctata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Cereal Fly
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).

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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