Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Equatorial Saki

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Pithecia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Equatorial Saki
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).

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.