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 (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Pezizomycetes (пезизомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Pezizales (пецицевые)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
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.