Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Wood Truffle

Artibeus gnomus compared with Tuber dryophilum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Wood Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Wood Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Tuber
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Tuber dryophilum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wood Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Wood Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Wood Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.