Bath Truffle vs Himalayan Rat

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Paxillaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Melanogaster	Rattus
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Himalayan Rat
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.

Himalayan Rat

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.