Blushing Beard Truffle vs Indian Hare

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Lepus nigricollis

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Indian Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Indian Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Rhizopogon	Lepus
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Lepus nigricollis

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Indian Hare
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).

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.

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.