Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Northern Button

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Acleris lipsiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blushing Wood Mushroom Northern Button
Kingdom Fungi (真菌界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Basidiomycota (担子菌门) Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱) Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order Agaricales (伞菌目) Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Tortricidae
Genus Agaricus (Button Mushrooms) Acleris
Species Agaricus sylvaticus Acleris lipsiana

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Northern Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blushing Wood Mushroom Northern Button
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).

Northern Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Northern Button

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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