Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Forest pathogen

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Venturia saliciperda

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Forest pathogen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Forest pathogen
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ichneumonidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Venturia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Venturia saliciperda

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Forest pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Forest pathogen
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).

Forest pathogen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, and 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.