Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Crested Coua

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Coua cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Crested Coua
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cuculidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Coua
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Coua cristata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Crested Coua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Crested Coua
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).

Crested Coua

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway