Blushing Wood Mushroom vs dooryard sowbug

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Porcellio
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	dooryard sowbug
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).

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States