Downy Truffle vs Greater Chinese Mole

Tuber puberulum compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tuberaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Tuber	Euroscaptor
Species	Tuber puberulum	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.