Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Patagonian Weasel

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Patagonian Weasel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Lyncodon
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Lyncodon patagonicus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Patagonian Weasel
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).

Patagonian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.