Blushing Beard Truffle vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Uropsilus investigator

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Inquisitive Shrew 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	Uropsilus
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Inquisitive Shrew 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).

Inquisitive Shrew 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.