Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Giant Noctule

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Giant Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Nyctalus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Giant Noctule
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).

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

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.