Black Truffle vs Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Tuber melanosporum compared with Allactaga sibirica

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Tuber	Allactaga
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Allactaga sibirica

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
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.

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

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.