Black Truffle vs Bronze Sprite

Tuber melanosporum compared with Arielulus circumdatus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Bronze Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Bronze Sprite
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tuberaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Tuber	Arielulus
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Arielulus circumdatus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Bronze Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Bronze Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Bronze Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Truffle

The Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is a species in the genus Tuber. Found in Norway.

Bronze Sprite

The Bronze Sprite (Arielulus circumdatus) is a species in the genus Arielulus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.