Blushing Beard Truffle vs Iberian Mole

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Iberian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Talpa
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Iberian Mole
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).

Iberian Mole

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.