Downy Truffle vs Mérida Brocket

Tuber puberulum compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Tuberaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Tuber	Mazama
Species	Tuber puberulum	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.