Large-Spored Truffle vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Tuber macrosporum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Large-Spored Truffle is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-Spored Truffle	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tuberaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Tuber	Hsunycteris
Species	Tuber macrosporum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-Spored Truffle	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.