Black Truffle vs Jungle Shrew

Tuber melanosporum compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tuberaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Tuber	Suncus
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

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.