Black Truffle vs bristly bearberry

Tuber melanosporum compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Tuberaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Tuber	Arctostaphylos
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	bristly bearberry
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.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Black Truffle

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

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.