Black Truffle vs Masked Tita

Tuber melanosporum compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Masked Tita
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tuberaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Tuber	Callicebus
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Callicebus personatus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Masked Tita
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.

Masked Tita

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.