Bath Truffle vs Hainan Gymnure

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Neohylomys hainanensis

Key Differences

• Bath Truffle is Least Concern while Hainan Gymnure is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Hainan Gymnure
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Paxillaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Melanogaster	Neohylomys
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Neohylomys hainanensis

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Gymnure

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Hainan Gymnure
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.

Hainan Gymnure

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.