Blushing Wood Mushroom vs teat sponge

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Polymastia mamillaris

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while teat sponge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	teat sponge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Polymastiida (Polymastiida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Polymastiidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Polymastia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Polymastia mamillaris

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

teat sponge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	teat sponge
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).

teat sponge

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden