Black Truffle vs Brown Diving Beetle

Tuber melanosporum compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Tuberaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Tuber	Agabus
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Brown Diving Beetle
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.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Black Truffle

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

Brown Diving Beetle

The Brown Diving Beetle (Agabus brunneus) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.