Sambar de Java vs Thin Nut Truffle

Rusa timorensis compared with Hymenogaster tener

Key Differences

• Sambar de Java is Vulnerable while Thin Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sambar de Java	Thin Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Rusa	Hymenogaster
Species	Rusa timorensis	Hymenogaster tener

Conservation Status

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Thin Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sambar de Java	Thin Nut Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Thin Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway