Black Truffle vs chainfruit

Tuber melanosporum compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	chainfruit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tuberaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Tuber	Alyxia
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	chainfruit
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.

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black Truffle

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

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.