Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Pointed Caper White

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Belenois gidica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Pointed Caper White
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Belenois
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Belenois gidica

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Pointed Caper White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Pointed Caper White
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).

Pointed Caper White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.