Black Truffle vs Caucasian Shrew

Tuber melanosporum compared with Sorex satunini

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Caucasian Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Caucasian Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tuberaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Tuber	Sorex
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Sorex satunini

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Caucasian Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Caucasian Shrew
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.

Caucasian Shrew

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.

Caucasian Shrew

The Caucasian Shrew (Sorex satunini) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.