Medusa Mushroom vs Pavement Mushroom

Agaricus bohusii compared with Agaricus bitorquis

Key Differences

• Medusa Mushroom is Data Deficient while Pavement Mushroom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Medusa Mushroom	Pavement Mushroom
Kingdom same	Fungi (균계)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order same	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family same	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus same	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Agaricus bohusii	Agaricus bitorquis

Evolutionary Relationship

Medusa Mushroom and Pavement Mushroom share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Agaricus. (Button Mushrooms)

Conservation Status

Medusa Mushroom

DD — Data Deficient

Pavement Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Medusa Mushroom	Pavement Mushroom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Medusa Mushroom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pavement Mushroom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden