Blushing Wood Mushroom vs

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Nitzschia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan