Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Freycinet's shark

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Hemiscyllium freycineti

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Freycinet's shark is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Freycinet's shark
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Hemiscylliidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Hemiscyllium
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Hemiscyllium freycineti

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Freycinet's shark

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Freycinet's shark
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).

Freycinet's shark

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.