Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Three-lined Soldier

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

  • Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blushing Wood Mushroom Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Insecta (Insects)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Stratiomyidae
Genus Agaricus (Button Mushrooms) Oxycera
Species Agaricus sylvaticus Oxycera trilineata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blushing Wood Mushroom Three-lined Soldier
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).

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Three-lined Soldier

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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