Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Mountain Coati

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Nasua
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Mountain Coati
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).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.