Blushing Wood Mushroom vs

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Pyrenula nitida

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Pyrenula
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Pyrenula nitida

Evolutionary Relationship

Blushing Wood Mushroom and share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (เห็ดรา)

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as 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.

Pyrenula nitida is a corticolous crustose lichen producing a smooth, glossy olive-green to brown thallus with embedded, flask-shaped perithecia on smooth bark of ancient broadleaf trees in humid Atlantic woodland. It is considered a flagship indicator species for long-continuity, old-growth woodland in western Europe. Endangered, this lichen is severely threatened by the loss of veteran trees and ancient woodland habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States