Downy Truffle vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Tuber puberulum compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Lemming 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 lemminus

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Lemming 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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.