Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Sedge Sprite

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Nehalennia irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Sedge Sprite
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Nehalennia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Nehalennia irene

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Sedge Sprite
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).

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States