ours noir vs Stinking Truffle

Ursus americanus compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• ours noir is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ours noir	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Tuber
Species	Ursus americanus	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

ours noir

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ours noir	Stinking Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ours noir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

ours noir

The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a species in the genus Ursus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.