Cubed Fold Truffle vs Meller’s Mongoose

Hydnotrya cubispora compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Cubed Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cubed Fold Truffle	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Discinaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hydnotrya	Rhynchogale
Species	Hydnotrya cubispora	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Cubed Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cubed Fold Truffle	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cubed Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Germany.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.