Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Cornish Midget

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Phyllonorycter staintoniella

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Cornish Midget is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Cornish Midget
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Gracillariidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Phyllonorycter
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Phyllonorycter staintoniella

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Cornish Midget

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Cornish Midget
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).

Cornish Midget

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Italy, Spain, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.