Downy Truffle vs Formosan Serow

Tuber puberulum compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Pezizomycetes (チャワンタケ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Pezizales (チャワンタケ目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Tuberaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Tuber	Capricornis
Species	Tuber puberulum	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.