Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Lined Hooktail

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Gomphidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Paragomphus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Paragomphus lineatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Lined Hooktail
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).

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.