Black Truffle vs Chacma Baboon

Tuber melanosporum compared with Papio ursinus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Chacma Baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Chacma Baboon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tuberaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Tuber	Papio
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Papio ursinus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Chacma Baboon
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.

Chacma Baboon

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.

Chacma Baboon

The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) is a species in the genus Papio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.