Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Five-spot Ermel

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Ethmia terminella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Five-spot Ermel
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)	Ethmiidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Ethmia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Ethmia terminella

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Five-spot Ermel
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).

Five-spot Ermel

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.