Toupeira-europeia vs Summer Truffle

Talpa europaea compared with Tuber aestivum

Key Differences

• Toupeira-europeia is Least Concern while Summer Truffle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Toupeira-europeia	Summer Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Talpa	Tuber
Species	Talpa europaea	Tuber aestivum

Conservation Status

Toupeira-europeia

LC — Least Concern

Summer Truffle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Toupeira-europeia	Summer Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Toupeira-europeia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Summer Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden