Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Staph beetle

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blushing Wood Mushroom Staph beetle
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) Staphylinidae
Genus Agaricus (Button Mushrooms) Oligota
Species Agaricus sylvaticus Oligota pumilio

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blushing Wood Mushroom Staph beetle
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).

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Staph beetle

No description available.

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