Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Flat-headed cat

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Prionailurus planiceps

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Flat-headed cat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Flat-headed cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Prionailurus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Prionailurus planiceps

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Flat-headed cat
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).

Flat-headed cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.