Blushing Beard Truffle vs Dwarf Brocket

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Rhizopogon	Mazama
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Dwarf 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).

Dwarf Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.