Topo occidental vs Winter Truffle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Tuber brumale

Key Differences

• Topo occidental is Least Concern while Winter Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo occidental	Winter Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Tuber
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Tuber brumale

Conservation Status

Topo occidental

LC — Least Concern

Winter Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo occidental	Winter Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winter Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.