Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Eastern Eggar

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Eriogaster catax

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Eastern Eggar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Eastern Eggar
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)	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Eriogaster
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Eriogaster catax

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Eggar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Eastern Eggar
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).

Eastern Eggar

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

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.