gurumelo vs Stinking Truffle

Amanita caesarea compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• gurumelo is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gurumelo	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tuber
Species	Amanita caesarea	Tuber foetidum

Evolutionary Relationship

gurumelo and Stinking Truffle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Fungi)

Conservation Status

gurumelo

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gurumelo	Stinking Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gurumelo

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

gurumelo

The Caesar's Amanita (Amanita caesarea) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.