Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Variable Chafer

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Variable Chafer
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)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Gnorimus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Gnorimus variabilis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Variable Chafer
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).

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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