Black Truffle vs Gray Marmot

Tuber melanosporum compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Tuber	Marmota
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Gray Marmot
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.

Gray Marmot

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.