Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Hook-billed Hermit

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Glaucis dohrnii

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Hook-billed Hermit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Hook-billed Hermit
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)	Glaucis
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Glaucis dohrnii

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Hook-billed Hermit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Hook-billed Hermit
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).

Hook-billed Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway