Bath Truffle vs Formosan Serow

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Paxillaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Melanogaster	Capricornis
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.