Black Truffle vs Polynesian rat

Tuber melanosporum compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Polynesian 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	Rattus
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Rattus exulans

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Polynesian 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.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Black Truffle

The Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is a species in the genus Tuber. Found in Norway.