Black Truffle vs Mountain Water Rat

Tuber melanosporum compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tuber	Baiyankamys
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Mountain Water 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.

Mountain Water 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.