Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Crested Fireback

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Lophura ignita

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Crested Fireback is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Crested Fireback
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phasianidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Lophura
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Lophura ignita

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Crested Fireback

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Crested Fireback
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 Fireback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.