Downy Truffle vs Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Tuber puberulum compared with Sturnira magna

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tuberaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Tuber	Sturnira
Species	Tuber puberulum	Sturnira magna

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
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 Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.