Blushing Beard Truffle vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Perija Small-eared 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	Cryptotis
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Perija Small-eared 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).

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.