Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Fatmucket

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Fatmucket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Unionidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Lampsilis
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Fatmucket
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).

Fatmucket

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.