Downy Truffle vs Lamulate Shrew

Tuber puberulum compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Lamulate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tuberaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Tuber	Chodsigoa
Species	Tuber puberulum	Chodsigoa lamula

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Lamulate Shrew
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.

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.