Bath Truffle vs Japanese Hare

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Paxillaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Melanogaster	Lepus
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

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.