Black Truffle vs Dwarf Brocket

Tuber melanosporum compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Tuberaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Tuber	Mazama
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Dwarf Brocket
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.

Dwarf Brocket

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.