Blushing Beard Truffle vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Rhizopogon	Solisorex
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
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).

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

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.