Blushing Beard Truffle vs Natal Red Rock Hare

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Natal Red Rock Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Natal Red Rock Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Rhizopogon	Pronolagus
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Natal Red Rock Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Natal Red Rock Hare
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).

Natal Red Rock Hare

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.