Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Plain Gold

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Micropterix calthella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Plain Gold
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Micropterigidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Micropterix
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Micropterix calthella

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Plain Gold
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).

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.