Black Truffle vs small tortoiseshell

Tuber melanosporum compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Pezizomycetes (チャワンタケ綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Pezizales (チャワンタケ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Tuberaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Tuber	Aglais
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	small tortoiseshell
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.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Truffle

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

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway