Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Potto

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lorisidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Perodicticus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Potto
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).

Potto

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.