Downy Truffle vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Tuber puberulum compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Truffle	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Tuberaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Tuber	Funisciurus
Species	Tuber puberulum	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Truffle	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.