Downy Truffle vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Tuber puberulum compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tuber	Alticola
Species	Tuber puberulum	Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Kashmir Mountain Vole
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.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.