Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Microphysid bug

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Loricula exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Microphysid bug
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)	Microphysidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Loricula
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Loricula exilis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Microphysid bug
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).

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

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.