Black Truffle vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Tuber melanosporum compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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	Funisciurus
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

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.