Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Oakleaf Cyanea

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Cyanea quercifolia

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Oakleaf Cyanea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Oakleaf Cyanea
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Cyanea
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Cyanea quercifolia

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Oakleaf Cyanea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Oakleaf Cyanea
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).

Oakleaf Cyanea

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.