Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Marsh Damselbug

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Nabis limbatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Marsh Damselbug
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Nabidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Nabis
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Nabis limbatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Damselbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Marsh Damselbug
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).

Marsh Damselbug

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.