Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Maple Pug

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Eupithecia inturbata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Maple Pug
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Eupithecia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Eupithecia inturbata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Maple Pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Maple Pug
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 Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.