Blushing Beard Truffle vs Madras Treeshrew

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Anathana ellioti

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Madras Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Madras Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Anathana
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Anathana ellioti

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Madras Treeshrew
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).

Madras Treeshrew

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.