Blushing Wood Mushroom vs North American Badger

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	North American Badger
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)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Taxidea
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	North American Badger
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).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.