Downy Truffle vs Mongolian Vole

Tuber puberulum compared with Microtus mongolicus

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Mongolian Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tuber	Microtus
Species	Tuber puberulum	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Mongolian Vole
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.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.