Blushing Wood Mushroom vs marbled lungfish

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	marbled lungfish
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Protopteridae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Protopterus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Protopterus aethiopicus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	marbled lungfish
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 lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

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.