Blushing Beard Truffle vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Microtus
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Mediterranean Pine Vole
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).

Mediterranean Pine Vole

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.