Black Truffle vs Mountain Goat

Tuber melanosporum compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Black Truffle is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Truffle	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Tuberaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Tuber	Oreamnos
Species	Tuber melanosporum	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Truffle	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

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.