Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Lagoa Santa Akodont

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Bibimys labiosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Lagoa Santa Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cricetidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Bibimys
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Bibimys labiosus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Lagoa Santa Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Lagoa Santa Akodont
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).

Lagoa Santa Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.