Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Niruri

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Phyllanthus debilis

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Niruri is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Niruri
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Phyllanthus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Phyllanthus debilis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Niruri

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Niruri
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).

Niruri

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Guyana, Suriname).

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 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States