Downy Truffle vs Toupeira

Tuber puberulum compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Toupeira is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Toupeira
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tuberaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Tuber	Talpa
Species	Tuber puberulum	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Toupeira

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Toupeira
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.

Toupeira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.