Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Small Eggar

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Eriogaster lanestris

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Small Eggar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Small Eggar
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)	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Eriogaster
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Eriogaster lanestris

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Small Eggar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Small Eggar
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).

Small Eggar

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden