Downy Truffle vs Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus

Tuber puberulum compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Tuberaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tuber	Alticola
Species	Tuber puberulum	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus
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.

Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.