Blushing Wood Mushroom vs White-tailed Cotinga

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Xipholena lamellipennis

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while White-tailed Cotinga is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	White-tailed Cotinga
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cotingidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Xipholena
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Xipholena lamellipennis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

White-tailed Cotinga

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	White-tailed Cotinga
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).

White-tailed Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway