Blushing Beard Truffle vs Narrow-footed Neacomys

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Neacomys tenuipes

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Narrow-footed Neacomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Narrow-footed Neacomys
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	Neacomys
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Neacomys tenuipes

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow-footed Neacomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Narrow-footed Neacomys
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).

Narrow-footed Neacomys

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.