Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Dotted Firefly

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lampyridae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Lucidota
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Lucidota punctata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Dotted Firefly
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 Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.