Blushing Beard Truffle vs Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Myotis blythii

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Myotis
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Myotis blythii

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
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).

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.