Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Maple midget

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Maple midget
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Gracillariidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Phyllonorycter
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Maple midget

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Maple midget
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).

Maple midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Russia, and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden