Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Northern tamandua

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Tamandua
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Northern tamandua
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).

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.