Bath Truffle vs Lesser Cachalot

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Bath Truffle is Least Concern while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Paxillaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Melanogaster	Kogia
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Lesser Cachalot
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.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.