Blushing Beard Truffle vs Mérida Brocket

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Boletales (بوليطيات)	Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Rhizopogon	Mazama
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Beard Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blushing Beard Truffle

The Blushing Beard Truffle (Rhizopogon roseolus) is a species in the genus Rhizopogon. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.