Black Truffle vs Blanford's fox

Tuber melanosporum compared with Vulpes cana

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Blanford's fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Blanford's fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tuberaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Tuber	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Vulpes cana

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Blanford's fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Blanford's fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Blanford's fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Truffle

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

Blanford's fox

The Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) is a species in the genus Vulpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.