Bath Truffle vs Ebony Akodont

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Thaptomys nigrita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Ebony Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Paxillaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Melanogaster	Thaptomys
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Thaptomys nigrita

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Ebony Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Ebony Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bath Truffle

The Bath Truffle (Melanogaster broomeanus) is a species in the genus Melanogaster. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.