Blushing Beard Truffle vs Foca Pia

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Rhizopogon	Pagophilus
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Foca Pia
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).

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden