Downy Truffle vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Tuber puberulum compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Lesser Taiwanese 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 sodalis

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Lesser Taiwanese 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.

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.