Blushing Beard Truffle vs Isabel's Saki

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Pithecia isabela

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Isabel's Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Pithecia
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Pithecia isabela

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Isabel's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Isabel's Saki
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).

Isabel's Saki

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.