Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Forester

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Adscita statices

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Forester is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Forester
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)	Zygaenidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Adscita
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Adscita statices

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Forester

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Forester
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).

Forester

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden