Anemone Smut vs Caucasian Mole

Urocystis anemones compared with Talpa caucasica

Key Differences

• Anemone Smut is Not Evaluated while Caucasian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anemone Smut	Caucasian Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Urocystis	Talpa
Species	Urocystis anemones	Talpa caucasica

Conservation Status

Anemone Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anemone Smut	Caucasian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anemone Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Anemone Smut

The Anemone Smut (Urocystis anemones) is a species in the genus Urocystis. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Caucasian Mole

The Caucasian Mole (Talpa caucasica) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.