Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Oxbow Diving Beetle

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Hydroporus rufifrons

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Oxbow Diving Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Oxbow Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (besouro)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dytiscidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Hydroporus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Hydroporus rufifrons

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Oxbow Diving Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Oxbow Diving Beetle
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).

Oxbow Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden