Downy Truffle vs Mountain Coati

Tuber puberulum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tuberaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Tuber	Nasua
Species	Tuber puberulum	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.