Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Ground bug

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Nysius atlantidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Ground bug
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lygaeidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Nysius
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Nysius atlantidum

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Ground bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Ground bug
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).

Ground bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.