African civet vs Black Truffle

Civettictis civetta compared with Tuber melanosporum

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Black Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Black Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Viverridae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Tuber
Species	Civettictis civetta	Tuber melanosporum

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Black Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Black Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

African civet

The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a species in the genus Civettictis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, found across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Black Truffle

The Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is a species in the genus Tuber. Found in Norway.