Black Truffle vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Tuber melanosporum compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tuberaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tuber	Acerodon
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

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.