Black Truffle vs Burnished Saki

Tuber melanosporum compared with Pithecia inusta

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Burnished Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Burnished Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tuberaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Tuber	Pithecia
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Pithecia inusta

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Burnished Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Burnished Saki
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.

Burnished Saki

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.

Burnished Saki

The Burnished Saki (Pithecia inusta) is a species in the genus Pithecia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.