Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Marbled catshark

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Marbled catshark
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Hemiscylliidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Hemiscyllium
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Marbled catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Marbled catshark
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).

Marbled catshark

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.