Blushing Beard Truffle vs Large-eared Hutia

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Mesocapromys
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Large-eared Hutia
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).

Large-eared Hutia

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.