Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Notched Firefly

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Notched Firefly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lampyridae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Pyractomena
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Pyractomena sinuata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Notched Firefly
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).

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States