Bedstraw Smut vs Large Japanese Mole

Melanotaenium endogenum compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Bedstraw Smut is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedstraw Smut	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Melanotaeniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Melanotaenium	Mogera
Species	Melanotaenium endogenum	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Bedstraw Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedstraw Smut	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bedstraw Smut

The Bedstraw Smut (Melanotaenium endogenum) is a species in the genus Melanotaenium. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Melanotaenium endogenum.