Black Truffle vs Eastern Mole

Tuber melanosporum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tuberaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Tuber	Scalopus
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.