Blushing Beard Truffle vs Coues oryzomys

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Oryzomys couesi

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Coues oryzomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Coues oryzomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Oryzomys
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Oryzomys couesi

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Coues oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Coues oryzomys
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).

Coues oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.