Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Thrips

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Thrips
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Thripidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Aptinothrips
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Thrips
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).

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States