Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Ray

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Ray
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Atlantoraja
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Ray
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).

Ray

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.