Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Zipperback

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Zipperback
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)	Syrphidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Chrysotoxum
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Chrysotoxum elegans

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Zipperback
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).

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.