Beautiful Pearl vs Downy Truffle

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Crambidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Tuber
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Downy Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.