Black Truffle vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Tuber melanosporum compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tuberaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Tuber	Crossarchus
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.