Black Truffle vs Mandarin Vole

Tuber melanosporum compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tuber	Lasiopodomys
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Mandarin Vole
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.

Mandarin Vole

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.