Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Malachite Beetle

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Malachius bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Malachite Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Melyridae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Malachius
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Malachius bipustulatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Malachite Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Malachite Beetle
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).

Malachite Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden