Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Heather Beetle

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Lochmaea suturalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Heather Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Lochmaea
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Lochmaea suturalis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Heather Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Heather Beetle
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).

Heather Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.