Blushing Beard Truffle vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Thyroptera lavali

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Thyroptera
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Thyroptera lavali

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
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).

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.