Blushing Beard Truffle vs Diminutive Serotine

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Eptesicus
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Diminutive Serotine
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).

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.