Black Truffle vs Philippine mouse-deer

Tuber melanosporum compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Tuberaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Tuber	Tragulus
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Philippine mouse-deer
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.

Philippine mouse-deer

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.