Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Southern Variable Pitohui

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Pitohui uropygialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Southern Variable Pitohui
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Oriolidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Pitohui
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Pitohui uropygialis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Southern Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Southern Variable Pitohui
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).

Southern Variable Pitohui

Habitat

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

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.