Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Red-brindled Dwarf

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Elachista rufocinerea

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Red-brindled Dwarf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Red-brindled Dwarf
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)	Elachistidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Elachista
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Elachista rufocinerea

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Red-brindled Dwarf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Red-brindled Dwarf
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).

Red-brindled Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.