Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Marsh tick

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Marsh tick
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ixodidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Ixodes
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Ixodes apronophorus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Marsh tick
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 tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in 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.