Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Rusty Dot

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Rusty Dot
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)	Crambidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Udea
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Udea ferrugalis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Rusty Dot
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).

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan