Blushing Wood Mushroom vs floating hook moss

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	floating hook moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Warnstorfia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Warnstorfia fluitans

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	floating hook moss
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).

floating hook moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States