Black Truffle vs Fat-tailed Jird

Tuber melanosporum compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tuber	Pachyuromys
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Fat-tailed Jird
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.

Fat-tailed Jird

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.