Black Truffle vs Cursorial Akodont

Tuber melanosporum compared with Akodon cursor

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Cursorial Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Cursorial Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tuber	Akodon
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Akodon cursor

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Cursorial Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Cursorial Akodont
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.

Cursorial Akodont

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.