Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Lesser bilby

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Lesser bilby
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Macrotis
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Macrotis leucura

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Lesser bilby
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).

Lesser bilby

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.