Black Truffle vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Tuber melanosporum compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Tuber	Brachyuromys
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Large Short-tailed Rat
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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.