Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Maple Piercer

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Pammene trauniana

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Maple Piercer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Maple Piercer
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Pammene
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Pammene trauniana

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Maple Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Maple Piercer
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 Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.