Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Lofty Pericote

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Lofty Pericote
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)	Auliscomys
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Lofty Pericote
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).

Lofty Pericote

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.