Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Spider Weevil

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Exomias araneiformis

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Spider Weevil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Spider Weevil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Curculionidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Exomias
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Exomias araneiformis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Spider Weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Spider Weevil
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).

Spider Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden