Black Truffle vs Ornate Flying Fox

Tuber melanosporum compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tuberaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tuber	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Ornate Flying Fox
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.

Ornate Flying Fox

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.