Blushing Wood Mushroom vs double square-spot

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Xestia triangulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	double square-spot
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Xestia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Xestia triangulum

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

double square-spot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	double square-spot
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).

double square-spot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.