Downy Truffle vs Eastern Mole

Tuber puberulum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Pezizomycetes (술잔버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Pezizales (주발버섯목)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Tuberaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Tuber	Scalopus
Species	Tuber puberulum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.