Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Orange Tooth

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Orange Tooth
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Hydnellum
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blushing Wood Mushroom and Orange Tooth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Orange Tooth
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).

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States