Blushing Wood Mushroom vs squirrel’s tail hydroid

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Sertularia argentea

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while squirrel’s tail hydroid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	squirrel’s tail hydroid
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoa)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Sertulariidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Sertularia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Sertularia argentea

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

squirrel’s tail hydroid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	squirrel’s tail hydroid
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).

squirrel’s tail hydroid

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden