Blushing Beard Truffle vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Microcebus
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
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).

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

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.