Blushing Beard Truffle vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Atelerix
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Four-toed Hedgehog
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).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.