Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Meloncillo

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Meloncillo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Herpestidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Herpestes
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Herpestes ichneumon

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Meloncillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Meloncillo
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).

Meloncillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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:

🇵🇹 Portugal