Bird's Eye vs Black Truffle

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Tuber melanosporum

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Black Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Black Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Tuber
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Tuber melanosporum

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Black Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black Truffle

The Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is a species in the genus Tuber. Found in Norway.