Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Reddish Hermit

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Phaethornis ruber

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Reddish Hermit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Trochilidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Phaethornis
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Phaethornis ruber

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Reddish Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Reddish Hermit
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).

Reddish Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.