Blushing Beard Truffle vs Mountain Coati

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Boletales (Болетовые)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Rhizopogon	Nasua
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Mountain Coati
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).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.