African Ansellia vs Stinking Truffle

Ansellia africana compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• African Ansellia is Vulnerable while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ansellia	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Orchidaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Ansellia	Tuber
Species	Ansellia africana	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

African Ansellia

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ansellia	Stinking Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ansellia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

African Ansellia

The African Ansellia (Ansellia africana) is a species in the genus Ansellia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.