Large-Spored Truffle vs Wood Truffle

Tuber macrosporum compared with Tuber dryophilum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-Spored Truffle	Wood Truffle
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order same	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family same	Tuberaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus same	Tuber	Tuber
Species	Tuber macrosporum	Tuber dryophilum

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-Spored Truffle and Wood Truffle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tuber.

Conservation Status

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Wood Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-Spored Truffle	Wood Truffle
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.

Wood Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway