Black Truffle vs Brush-tailed Mulgara

Tuber melanosporum compared with Dasycercus blythi

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Tuberaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Tuber	Dasycercus
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Dasycercus blythi

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Brush-tailed Mulgara
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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.