Blushing Wood Mushroom vs common hydra

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Hydra vulgaris

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while common hydra is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	common hydra
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoa)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Anthoathecata (Anthoathecata)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Hydridae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Hydra
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Hydra vulgaris

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

common hydra

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	common hydra
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).

common hydra

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

common hydra

<em>Hydra vulgaris</em>, commonly known as the common hydra, is a small freshwater cnidarian in the family Hydridae. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN. The species is recorded from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, with its native range understood to encompass Europe broadly. It typically inhabits slow-moving or still freshwater bodies such as ponds, lakes, and streams, where it attaches to aquatic vegetation or submerged substrates. The common hydra is notable for its remarkable regenerative capabilities and has been the subject of substantial biological research. Diet information for this species is not available in current records. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.