Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Ocellated Poorwill

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Ocellated Poorwill
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Nyctiphrynus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Poorwill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Ocellated Poorwill
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).

Ocellated Poorwill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway