Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Goa-bean

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Fabaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Psophocarpus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Goa-bean
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).

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇼 Taiwan