Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Mottled Piculet

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Picumnus nebulosus

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Mottled Piculet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Mottled Piculet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Picidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Picumnus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Picumnus nebulosus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Piculet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Mottled Piculet
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).

Mottled Piculet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway