Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Gorgeted Puffleg

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Eriocnemis isabellae

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Gorgeted Puffleg is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Gorgeted Puffleg
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Trochilidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Eriocnemis
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Eriocnemis isabellae

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Gorgeted Puffleg

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Gorgeted Puffleg
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).

Gorgeted Puffleg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.