Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Devilshead

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Devilshead
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cactaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Echinocactus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Devilshead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Devilshead
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).

Devilshead

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.