Black Truffle vs Tuza de Botta

Tuber melanosporum compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Tuza de Botta is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Tuza de Botta
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Tuber	Thomomys
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Tuza de Botta

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Tuza de Botta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Tuza de Botta

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Truffle

The Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is a species in the genus Tuber. Found in Norway.

Tuza de Botta

The Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a species in the genus Thomomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.