Blushing Beard Truffle vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Amblysomus
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Marley’s Golden Mole
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).

Marley’s Golden Mole

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.