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 (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Pezizomycetes (盘菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Pezizales (盤菌目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
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.