Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Variable Dancer

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Variable Dancer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Argia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Argia fumipennis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Variable Dancer
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 Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.