Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Dotted Ermel

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Dotted Ermel
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)	Ethmiidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Ethmia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Ethmia dodecea

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Dotted Ermel
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).

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.